firelie
6:16 am - 05/15/2012

EPT pregnancy test results confusing
I got the Rite-Aid generic brand of the EPT +/- pregnancy test and am kind of confused at my results. Out of the package, it had two little windows with really light faint bluish lines in them (not like it had been used, but like where you could expect to see the results), a vertical one on the control window and a horizontal one across the results window.

So anyway, I peed in a cup, got some on it, and waited the allotted time. The line in the control window turned a nice bright blue, but the line in the results window hasn't changed. The only thing in it is the light blue line that was there before I started my test. The instructions didn't say anything about the control window working and the other one not showing anything. I originally took it as "not pregnant" since it wasn't a +, but now I'm not so sure...
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babytalking 15th-May-2012 02:55 pm (UTC)
It sounds pretty negative, but could possibly be defective. It makes sense to me that the horizontal line wouldn't change, since it's not triggered by the HCG ... the control line is, but as I understand it, the horizontal line is only there to either be a minus sign (in the case of no HCG and therefore no second line) or to become part of a plus sign (if HCG is triggered and a second vertical line shows up). However, I agree about pink dye tests being better. This way, you start out with a blank window. If one pink line appears, you're not pregnant; if two do, you most likely are. It's a little easier to read and a little less complicated than the plus/minus method.
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