False positive HCG test

[Katrinakit 139]

Wow. I hate that the medical community doesn't listen to their patients too. If you say there is no way you are pregnant then they should have retested right then

[Katrinakit 139]

Maybe the doc thought you had Jesus in your womb? (Sorry lol feeling snarky)

[malonesgirl06 11]

I did get called The Virgin Mary several times lol

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[NewAngela 60]

It sound like a false positive, but sometimes a positive HCG test can be a sign of medical illness, and the surgeon is not allowed to do surgery after a positive HCG test without clearance. I don't blame you for being pissed, but keep in mind every test has potential to show a false positive, especially screening tests, so potentially no one messed up. OTC tests are probably less sensitive but have a lower chance of a false positive, but a usually for pre surgical test you want something more sensitive to make sure you don't miss anyone. In other words, just because one test kit showed positive, another could be negative. It is a know statistical possibility that a most medical a test kits, especially antibody based tests, can give a false positive, and that usually increases with sensitivity, which is why confirmation is always needed by a more precise and expensive test. My hospital tested my urine right in front of me.

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