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Whenever a woman suspects that she might be pregnant, it's best to take a home pregnancy test. And it sounds like you did - you took a couple of them, and one was positive and one was negative, and so of course that leaves you wondering "Am I pregnant or not?" And women can get different results because of a few different things. First of all, it's important to understand how a home pregnancy test works. It detects a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG, which is released by a woman's body early on in pregnancy, and these levels rise exponentially each day until they peak at around 8 to 11 weeks gestation. And early on in pregnancy, like the first 2 maybe even 3 weeks, there's not enough circulating HCG in a woman's system to be detected in the urine. So that's why most home pregnancy tests aren't usually accurate until about the time a woman would miss her period. The first sign of pregnancy is a missed period, so if that day ever comes when your period should have started and it didn't, then that's when you take a home pregnancy test. Any test taken prior to that point may be falsely negative, meaning you could actually be pregnant but still be getting negative results.

And if HCG levels aren't that hight yet, you could have fluctuating levels throughout the day and possibly get a positive test and a negative test at different times. So that might be the case with you. The concentration of urine does also affect it, so it's always best to take a home pregnancy test first thing in the morning when your urine is most concentrated, and that will give you the most accurate results. It's also important to read the pregnancy test within the amount of time specified by the manufacturer of the test. For example, most will say that they need to be read within 5 to 10 minutes, and if you see a positive result outside of that timeframe, then that can't be considered a reliable result. If you continue to get conflicting results, call your doctor and let them know about your situation. And after asking you more specific questions, they can decide if further testing is warranted. Good luck with everything, and if you are pregnant - congratulations! And if you have any other questions for me in the future, feel free to ask them on our Facebook page at   / intermountainmoms  , and recommend us to your friends and family too.