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pkm1989 · Sep 25, 2010, 03:10 AM

I took a Answer pregnancy test and it came back positive but the line was really really faint... I took a second one and the line on it was even more faint... I was supposed to start my period on the 22 and did not so what are the chances that I could be pregnant?

DoulaLC · Sep 25, 2010, 06:39 AM

Hi pkm1989... welcome to AMHD,

If you read the test within the time indicated, a positive is a positive so odds would be that you would be pregnant. To know for sure you might want to confirm with another test in several days and see if the result is darker, or check with your doctor to have another test done in office.

If you read the results after the time indicated, for example if the test said read results within 5 minutes, and you went back 20 minutes later and checked it, the result is invalid. This is because some tests will develop an evaporation line that can look like a slight positive if read later.

You may want to double check yourself. Try one more test, be sure to use enough urine on it as directed (too little will also give an inaccurate result) and make sure you read it in the time specified.

Good luck!