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Pregnancy test hard to read

So, I posted earlier today about breast feeding, having had one period so far and being late for my current mestration cycle.  I am 5 days late and had sex on the prime day for getting pregnant.  Of course I have been taking pregnancy tests (getting pregnant would be great) but they have all been negative.  I took one this morning and I only saw one line and left it in the bathroom.  I just went in the bathroom and lifted the shade and let the sun in.  I glanced a the preg. test and looked at it in the light.  It looks like there is the faintest faintest line.  Could the the test still be accurate after hours? I would love any feed back.
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lisa,

i also had the same expereienced the same thing. i used first response EPT. i did it on 2 days before my missed period. same thing happened to me. 1 dark line and 1 very fainted week line.

i thought i am not pregnant. just leave that stick for more than 10 minutes. if it's negative it will go off. if it stays u might be pregnant.

after that i did the test one day after my missed period. i got positive.


so there is chance of you getting pregnant. if u bought first response above mentioned thing will applicatble. other brands no idea.

Good luck!
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Read the instructions for the test. Many of them state that the results are not valid after 10 minutes.
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If you have to sit and scrutinize the test under different lighting conditions, magnifying glasses and the other ways we read about here so often, consider it negative and test again in a few days to a week if you still don't get your period.  That way you won't get elated, only to be let down when your period starts later.
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I thought I was going crazy too when I saw a faint faint positive line. I was two months late, and I thought for sure something was going on. I took one early detection and it was negative. I took another, and it was negative, but I let it sit there for several hours and it looked *slightly* positive. I took another test to be sure, a different brand and it was negative. I let it sit there, and it remained negative. I got my AF three days after that, which turned out to be good in my case.

I would re-test. *throws baby dust on you* good luck! :)
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I think it can drive u nuts when its faint, cos it could be hard to tell if its a evap line which has no colour or a pos line. The chances are high but I think try test again tomorrow using early urine and see if any more luck. Try to use one with pink ink apparently clearer

good luck let us know
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when you let a test sit longer it is more accurate then just reading it after 2 min. ever notice how a positive pregnancy test the line will stay there? im pretty sure that it is accurate. even if there is a faintest line that is still a line!
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Is there any color to the line or is it clear. If it is clear, tha I don't think so, but if not, than maybe, wait a few days and take another test, or maybe use your morning pee tomorrow!

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