can you be pregnant and have a test be negative?
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You can get a negative result on your pregnancy test for two reasons: You are not pregnant or you are pregnant, but you tested too early for the pregnancy test you used to pick up the hCG 'pregnancy' hormone in your body.
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If your period is very late, or you've skipped your period, and you get a negative result, you are unlikely to be pregnant. If you are testing before the date of your expected period, you may be pregnant but your hCG levels are too low for the test to detect.
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Could a negative result be wrong? It's possible to get a negative result from a home pregnancy test when you're actually pregnant. This is known as a false-negative.
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A negative hCG result means that it is unlikely that a woman is pregnant. However, tests performed too early in a pregnancy, before there is a significant hCG level, may give false-negative results. The test may be repeated in one week if there is a strong possibility of pregnancy.
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While your pregnancy symptoms may have been all too real, a negative test may suggest that you've experienced a very early miscarriage (also known as a chemical pregnancy). This occurs when there is a problem with the fertilized egg, most commonly a chromosomal disorder that makes the pregnancy non-viable.
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It is more than 99% accurate. Thus, if your test is negative, it means that you are not pregnant; However, if you are very early in your pregnancy and the test is done too early, there could be insufficient amount of hCG in the urine for the test to detect.
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False Negative When You're Pregnant It's OK to occasionally have an off cycle. You can't get a positive pregnancy test until a certain set number of days has passed since ovulation (which is the time of conception). If ovulation came later this month, you will need to test later.
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If you take a pregnancy test after your period is late and get a negative result, you're unlikely to be pregnant. Home pregnancy tests are very accurate — about 99 percent — but a false negative is still possible. Try taking another pregnancy test in a day or two to double check.
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Negative test results If the test result is negative, you may not be pregnant. However, negative results are less reliable. For example, if you do a pregnancy test too early, you could be pregnant, but there may not be enough HCG in your body to give a positive test result.
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Sometimes a woman gets a positive test followed by a negative. This sometimes happens when one test is less sensitive than another. But if a positive test is followed by several negative tests, this could mean the woman is having a chemical pregnancy.
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Some women get a negative test, and then later test positive for pregnancy. If this happens, believe the positive test. ... If the test is negative, or you continue to get a mix of positive and negative pregnancy tests, it could mean you are having a miscarriage or that your HCG levels are very low. Call your doctor.
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While false negatives are very common, a false positive – where a pregnancy test tells you you're pregnant when you aren't – is extremely rare. That's because there are very few circumstances when your body would produce hCG without being pregnant.
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As with urine/home pregnancy tests, it is possible to end up with false results (both negative and positive) from a blood pregnancy test. ... So, your negative result is because there may not be enough hCG in the blood to detect a pregnancy.
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In fact false negatives – where the pregnancy test says you're not pregnant but you actually are – are more common than false positives. However, it's also important to say that this shouldn't give you false hope. A negative pregnancy test is still most likely to mean you're not pregnant.
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It's possible to get a negative result from a home pregnancy test when you're actually pregnant. This is known as a false-negative.
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If you're testing before the day of your expected period, you may see a negative result – even if you're pregnant – if: Your test wasn't sensitive enough for early testing.
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If you think you may be pregnant after a missed period but got a negative result on your pregnancy test, wait a few days. Then retest. If you continue to miss your period, be sure to talk to your doctor to rule out any complications.