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What factors can make a false positive appear on a home pregnancy test?

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What factors can make a false positive appear on a home pregnancy test?

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firstly i kinda know wot your talking about. I am currently5 wks pregnant, all my urine samples came up positive but my blood sample came up negative at the hospital, of course based on these blood results the Dr at the hospital told me i wasnt pregnant and sent me home totally confused. 15 home pregnancy tests later (all of which were positive) i went to my GP who performed yet another urine test that came out positive!! When i questioned the Dr on the blood test he infomed me that the blood and urine test measure the amount of HCG hormone in your system, however certain pathology labs test blood in different ways, one test give you a yes/no answer the over test (qualitive) actually measures the amount of HCG in your blood, depending on the area you live in this is measured at different levels (ie 05mlu, 10mlu and 25mlu) were i had my blood test they measure as under 10mlu as a negative. When buying your home test kit check to see what level of HCG in your urine is classed as a positi

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