Dr said hpt's aren't reliable?!!

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So I took 7 hpt's over 7 days...all bfp (faint, but definitely there and getting darker!). Started having some bleeding so went in to the dr and told her I was pregnant. Got sent for blood test, and it's come back negative, hcg@1.42!! The lab dr told me that my hpt's must have all false positive and that I shouldn't waste my money on them! When I spoke to my obgyn again, she said its probably a chemical pregnancy. Anyone had this?? I'm so devastated and angry! Now I don't know whether to trust hpt's in future??!

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My doctor said almost the opposite. I said 'I think I'm pregnant' when he asked why I said I took a hpt. His reply was 'Well if it said your pregnant, you are'. 
Sounds like a horrible experience, I hope you find answers.

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False positive tests don't really happen, but this was likely a chemical. The same thing happened to me :-(

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The lab associate sounds dumb a positive is a positive. No such false positive. But yes it could've been a chemical.

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Hpt tests are never reliable. I have learnt that. Always trust your blood. It can never lie to you or hide the hCG level in your system.

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Your doc confirmes a chemical pregnancy. Therefore your HPT's werent false positive....! HCG was 1,42 with blood work after you had bleeding - so probably your HCG 1-3 days before were a bit higher.... Hpt are reliable, but it isn't realy useful to take 10 within a few days.... You drive only yourself crazy.... Maybe therefore the tech and your doc told you not to trust on HPT.

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That makes me angry! My obgyn told me tests are 100% a sure answer and I wouldn't need a blood test. But o have a positive and a negative result!

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My sister had her son a few years ago but .... Early on before her missed af she took the cheapo dollar tree test and it came back a light positive.. She freaked, took another ... Same light positive, went and got hpt 2 pack both Neg.. Waited a few days re took cheapo dollar test solid positive.. Then hpt neg.. 4 days later dr confirmed pregnancy at about 4 weeks.. So she waited............ A week then took hpt NEGATIVE! Then el cheapo dollar tree mega Positive! 😠
Moral of story.... By 20 el cheapo Dollar test ... Save money and get accurate results.

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Chemical pregnancy. It's not common to get a false positive. Whoever said that was wrong.

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I only got sent for the blood test because of my bleeding. Had I not been bleeding she would have just said congrats and booked me I'm for an ultrasound at 6weeks on the basis of my hpt! Seems crazy that then a lab tech is saying that I shouldn't trust hpt's! My obgyn was really surprised when she got my bloodwork back! :(

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Yeah, perhaps they were higher earlier on...? I just feel like I somehow must have made this up in my head, and that I was never really pregnant! I was only 5 weeks, so it was early anyway, but I just feel so sad, I can't seem to shake it. Feel like I've been punched in the gut! Now I'm really scared that there's something wrong with me- that I won't be able to carry a baby, and keep a pregnancy going. I also feel guilty-like I'm flushing our child so unceremoniously down the loo! :( I also don't understand how this pic is of my test I took yesterday-the day I had the blood test done...it came up in front of my eyes, within seconds! How can that be bfp and then blood test a few hours later be only 1.42??!

Dr said hpt's aren't reliable?!!

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