You and your partner could be doing cartwheels (or the exact opposite) for a false alarm. And it turns out there are a whole slew of things that can cause a false positive pregnancy test, so make sure to rule these out first before you start celebrating, or freaking out … or doing some combination of both. Whatever the cause, if you’re staring at what you suspect is a false positive reading, it won’t hurt to take another test — or go for a (more accurate) blood test at your doctor’s office. More from The Stir: Find Out Baby’s Gender in Utero: 4 Ways to Tell Did you ever have a false positive pregnancy test? Image © IAN HOOTON/Science Photo Library/Corbis
title: “What Causes A False Positive Pregnancy Test " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-11” author: “Howard Karalis”
You and your partner could be doing cartwheels (or the exact opposite) for a false alarm. And it turns out there are a whole slew of things that can cause a false positive pregnancy test, so make sure to rule these out first before you start celebrating, or freaking out … or doing some combination of both. Whatever the cause, if you’re staring at what you suspect is a false positive reading, it won’t hurt to take another test — or go for a (more accurate) blood test at your doctor’s office. More from The Stir: Find Out Baby’s Gender in Utero: 4 Ways to Tell Did you ever have a false positive pregnancy test? Image © IAN HOOTON/Science Photo Library/Corbis
title: “What Causes A False Positive Pregnancy Test " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-23” author: “Irene Ballard”
You and your partner could be doing cartwheels (or the exact opposite) for a false alarm. And it turns out there are a whole slew of things that can cause a false positive pregnancy test, so make sure to rule these out first before you start celebrating, or freaking out … or doing some combination of both. Whatever the cause, if you’re staring at what you suspect is a false positive reading, it won’t hurt to take another test — or go for a (more accurate) blood test at your doctor’s office. More from The Stir: Find Out Baby’s Gender in Utero: 4 Ways to Tell Did you ever have a false positive pregnancy test? Image © IAN HOOTON/Science Photo Library/Corbis
title: “What Causes A False Positive Pregnancy Test " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-01” author: “Melanie Amos”
You and your partner could be doing cartwheels (or the exact opposite) for a false alarm. And it turns out there are a whole slew of things that can cause a false positive pregnancy test, so make sure to rule these out first before you start celebrating, or freaking out … or doing some combination of both. Whatever the cause, if you’re staring at what you suspect is a false positive reading, it won’t hurt to take another test — or go for a (more accurate) blood test at your doctor’s office. More from The Stir: Find Out Baby’s Gender in Utero: 4 Ways to Tell Did you ever have a false positive pregnancy test? Image © IAN HOOTON/Science Photo Library/Corbis
title: “What Causes A False Positive Pregnancy Test " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-18” author: “Jennifer Collins”
You and your partner could be doing cartwheels (or the exact opposite) for a false alarm. And it turns out there are a whole slew of things that can cause a false positive pregnancy test, so make sure to rule these out first before you start celebrating, or freaking out … or doing some combination of both. Whatever the cause, if you’re staring at what you suspect is a false positive reading, it won’t hurt to take another test — or go for a (more accurate) blood test at your doctor’s office. More from The Stir: Find Out Baby’s Gender in Utero: 4 Ways to Tell Did you ever have a false positive pregnancy test? Image © IAN HOOTON/Science Photo Library/Corbis
