Faint Line on Pregnancy Test

What are the lines that you are looking for?

There are many home pregnancy test kits available in the market today; these have a window or a case which indicate the urine test result. Each window has a sign which indicates whether your report is positive or negative, these signs are nothing but geometric lines or algebraic symbols.

These symbols are made up of some special chemicals which change color when it comes in contact with a particular type of molecule. The first sign on the test kit shows that the test was performed rightly while the other that changes its color indicates that you are pregnant as this second symbol reacts only with the HCG hormone. Sometimes during early pregnancy the color change is not very strong as it takes time for the HCG hormone level to increase in the body.

What is the result if you fail to follow the instruction?

Firstly, it is important that you follow the instruction with utmost care i.e. make sure that you have exposed the strip to the right amount of urine. Many a times if the quantity of urine is not sufficient then there are the possibilities of the test going wrong and you need to redo the test. Faint lines appearing may be an indication of your being pregnant.

Early pregnancy test results

Home urine pregnancy test kits help you to detect the possibilities of your being pregnant very early on, the HCG hormone is detected when the level of this hormone is high enough to show in the urine test, though it takes about a week after you miss your periods for this hormone level to increase, but then a change in the color of the pregnancy test strip is an indication of the impending pregnancy. The best time to perform this test is using your first morning urine as the concentration of this hormone is high. You need to avoid drinking plenty of water just before the test is performed as the water will dilute the concentration of this hormone. Coffee makes it hard to detect the level of this hormone in your urine so avoid coffee when you undergo this test.

What is the next step?

After having rechecked your urine test and with a positive confirmation if you want to further confirm your positive report strongly then you can redo this test after a week as the level of HCG hormone is high enough and if there is no distinct color change then it could mean that you are not pregnant, and your having missed out on your periods could be due to other medical related problems and no due to pregnancy.

Wanting an early confirmation on your impending pregnancy you can always go in for extra sensitive pregnancy test kits that are available online. If the lines are dark then there is no need to worry, but even after using this extra sensitive test kit the lines are still quite faint then you need to consult your doctor. A blood test may help determine your pregnancy as blood tests are more sensitive to the level of HCG level. In case, the test results are positive then you need to fix an appointment with your gynecologist so that you can start off with your prenatal care.