Articles & Expert Guides on Pregnancy Tests

Medically-reviewed expert guides, tips, real-life stories, and articles on Pregnancy Tests

What to Do After a Positive Pregnancy Test

Navya Muralidhar

Pregnancy Test Readers: How to Read Pregnancy Tests Like a Pro

Katie Mill

What Not to Do Before Taking a Pregnancy Test

Katie Mill

Does A Homemade Pregnancy Test Really Work?

Katie Mill

Can I Take a Pregnancy Test at Night?

Katie Mill

What Does an Invalid Pregnancy Test Mean?

Katie Mill

Can You Reuse a Pregnancy Test?

Katie Mill

Does a Bleach Pregnancy Test Work? Here’s What the Science Says

Katie Mill

When to Take a Pregnancy Test After Implant Removal

Katie Mill

Can You Take a Pregnancy Test on Your Period?

Katie Mill

Blue Dye Pregnancy Test: What Is It?

Katie Mill

Are Digital Pregnancy Tests More Accurate Than Strip Tests?

Katie Mill

What Are Pregnancy Test Strips?

Katie Mill

Does a Toothpaste Pregnancy Test Work?

Katie Mill

Pregnancy Test Line Progression: Pregnancy Test Getting Lighter?

Katie Mill

Why Peanut Moms Swear by the Pink Dye Pregnancy Test

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Dye Stealer Pregnancy Test: What Does it Mean?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

When is the Best Time to Take a Pregnancy Test?

Keshia Sophia Roelofs

Can You Get a False Positive Pregnancy Test?

Catherine Craik

Why Choose a Blood Pregnancy Test?

Peanut

From the community

Yes or no?

Test yesterday (red line) and thought it was maybe a faint line but blue one today has me doubting it. Included the invert images too…does that even work?

Negative right?

Pretty sure this is negative but just wanna make sure, ill post another photo in the comments

Group B Strep- Antibiotics

If you tested positive for Group B Strep- would you have the IV antibiotics?

Negative right?

I’m 11dpo I’m pretty sure this is negative. Guess I’m out this cycle. Feel like I’m going crazy.

Tested faint positive 8dpo because I was feeling symptoms - strong sense of smell, some light nausea. 3 days later and the symptoms and test line are strong, still 3 days before missed period. Could it be multiples?

Digital tests!!

I took a weeks indicator test and it came back positive 1-2 weeks, I took an ultra early test (red light one) with the same urine sample at the same time and it came back not pregnant?

Was the week’s one wrong? I’ll retest in the morning but my fiancé and I were so exited and now that’s just been completed sucked out 😭

Feeling confused - opinions please x

Hello, yesterday I took the pink-dye clearblue early detection test and the line showed within 5 minutes. Today I’ve tested with the same test and negative (photo in comments). I would’ve thought these tests are reliable and wouldn’t give evaporation lines so quickly? Thoughts and opinions? Please be kind ☺️💕

7DP6DT negative

Transfer was a day‑6 embryo in a natural‑modified cycle, and I’m honestly spiraling a bit. Yesterday I had a faint positive, and today it was a stark negative. My brain is going in circles trying to figure out if I’m already out, or if this could still be leftover trigger messing with me.

My last transfer gave me a positive on day 5, and then I miscarried — so seeing lines come and go is hitting every nerve I have. I want to protect my heart, but I also don’t want to give up too early.

Has anyone had this happen — a faint line at 6DP6DT that disappeared the next day — and still ended up with a real positive later? I’m trying so hard to hold onto hope, but today really shook me.

Line getting lighter

I tested last Thursday, it came back really positive, I’ve been having some cramping on and off (more than in my previous two pregnancies) so I retested today 6 days in and the line is getting lighter. Anyone had this before? Both FMU, I am probably only around 5ish weeks.