IVF

[preciousfamily2010]

I have taken 3 preg tests and all came back negative, but I took them 2 days after the transfer.  But the last test that I took had a slight pink line, does that mean it's postive or just simply light pink from the moister??

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
After transfer it typically takes up to 10 days for the embryos to implant and begin to produce HCG.  Before that time a pregnancy test is not useful.  I get lots of questions about how to find out whether someone is pregnant before the HCG is measureable, and as far as I know, there is no way.  Difficult as it may be, you are going to have to wait.
Good luck!
Dr B

[Barb40]

We were told that the embryo will take a min. of 6 days to implant.  and that is using assisted hatching.  not sure how long to implant for a non assisted embryo.  The 2 week waiting period is the longest. I am on day 5 dpt.

[pollymae429]

Sorry, just realized you posted this in the expert forum and I am by no means an expert....just wanted to clarify :)

[pollymae429]

You really need to wait when taking the hpt.  2 day post transfer is way too early to get any reliable results...if you test to early a positive can be from the trigger injection prior to retrieval....try to wait, I know its difficult....tests a day or two before your blood test will be more accurate....but still likely to get a false negative...false positives at that stage are less likely, I believe.  

Good luck!!

[preciousfamily2010]

Thank you for answering my questions.  No problem pollymae429...when I was at that point all advice was good advice for me...but now I have been getting BFP!!!!  I took four tests just to make sure...

But my blood draw is still scheduled for February 5th...the wait still feels long!!