False Positive HPT??

plq · 08-30-2008, 10:32 AM

Here is the story. I have been diagnosed as being Peri-menopausal, so I don't really count days between periods, etc. and stopped thinking of the possibility of being pregnant. I was not feeling well (Chest pains and difficulty breading), went to the doctor and then needed to take x-ray. When I got to the x-ray they asked me if I was pregnant, and of course I don't. I don't think is possible but I don't know for certain. So I get out of the x-ray office, go buy a hpt and performed the test in bathroom of the x-ray office. The test was a e.p.t digital, so there I am in the bathroom waiting for the negative result so I can go and take my x-rays. The display stops blinkling and says "Pregnant" of course I did not know what to do. I went back home got 2 additional tests and they were negative. Is it possible to get a false positive result because I'm Peri-menopausal??

**BC-Maura** · 08-30-2008, 11:03 AM

Hi there: It is possible to get a false positive on an HPT even if you are not perimenopausal. If your LH levels are high, then a false ++ is even more likely. If you are concerned, you could ask your doctor for a blood HCG test.

I hope your chest pains and breathing trouble resolve! Let us know how you're doing and whether you end up testing again.

Best of luck++++++++++
Maura

BeeBee2008 · 08-31-2008, 06:56 AM

i have hear that yes thats possible if you are having menopausal hormones

im so sorry

talk to your doc about it?

08-30-2008, 10:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
plq Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 1	False Positive HPT?? Here is the story. I have been diagnosed as being Peri-menopausal, so I don't really count days between periods, etc. and stopped thinking of the possibility of being pregnant. I was not feeling well (Chest pains and difficulty breading), went to the doctor and then needed to take x-ray. When I got to the x-ray they asked me if I was pregnant, and of course I don't. I don't think is possible but I don't know for certain. So I get out of the x-ray office, go buy a hpt and performed the test in bathroom of the x-ray office. The test was a e.p.t digital, so there I am in the bathroom waiting for the negative result so I can go and take my x-rays. The display stops blinkling and says "Pregnant" of course I did not know what to do. I went back home got 2 additional tests and they were negative. Is it possible to get a false positive result because I'm Peri-menopausal??

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08-30-2008, 11:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
BC-Maura Board Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 12,945	Hi there: It is possible to get a false positive on an HPT even if you are not perimenopausal. If your LH levels are high, then a false ++ is even more likely. If you are concerned, you could ask your doctor for a blood HCG test. I hope your chest pains and breathing trouble resolve! Let us know how you're doing and whether you end up testing again. Best of luck++++++++++ Maura

08-31-2008, 06:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
BeeBee2008 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 176	i have hear that yes thats possible if you are having menopausal hormones im so sorry talk to your doc about it?