Facebook Pixel
Q: 

Possibilities for false positives on pregnancy tests?

By July 25, 2009 - 3:17pm
 
Rate This

I recently had two take home urine pregnancy tests that came up positive. I told my (now ex) boyfriend, we went to Planned Parenthood the next day, and I took a blood test. That came up negative. Now my ex is accusing me of lying to him about the urine tests (I foolishly threw them away), and I have no way of proving to him that I did not lie. I tried taking another, but that was negative. What could have happened?

Medications taken within time frame:
Citalopram
Seroquel
Phenergan

Please advise.

Add a Comment2 Comments

Poster of a girl--

Sorry to hear that your now ex-boyfriend did not believe you. Between the time of your urine tests and your blood test did you bleed at all?

The drugs that you were on at the time should have no effect on your pregnancy test. If you have recently been pregnant (even if not carried to full term) may give you a false positive result because the pregnancy hormones will still be found in your body. This is the reason why I asked if you bled at all, sometimes we experience miscarriages before even knowing that we are pregnant.

Good luck to you!

July 25, 2009 - 5:01pm

He's your Ex. If he doesn't believe you, I wouldn't worry about it. Thankfully you aren't pregnant since the relationship didn't work out. I find it hard to believe that you would go for the blood test if you didn't honestly think you were pregnant. He's just being angry. I would stay away from him.

July 25, 2009 - 4:10pm
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
By submitting this form, you agree to EmpowHER's terms of service and privacy policy
Add a Comment

All user-generated information on this site is the opinion of its author only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions. Members and guests are responsible for their own posts and the potential consequences of those posts detailed in our Terms of Service.

Tags:

Pregnancy

Get Email Updates

Health Newsletter

Receive the latest and greatest in women's health and wellness from EmpowHER - for free!