about pregnancy

Hello Anon,

Thank you for reaching out to EmpowHER with your question! That can be very confusing when a pregnancy test says positive, then your period occurs a few days later.

False positive pregnancy results are very rare, but can occur sometimes. It is very uncommon, but possible she was never pregnant and is really having her period.

It is also possible that it was a miscarriage and the period was an early miscarriage. In any case, I recommend that she visit a doctor. It would be best to visit the sooner the better to get a clear idea of why the pregnancy test said positive, then she had her period.

If she is pregnant, she should not be bleeding. I recommend seeing a doctor today or tomorrow if possible. They will be able to help determine what happened and make sure she is healthy and safe.

Please keep me updated! I hope this helped. :)

Best,
Erin