Does a red line on the pregnancy test stick mean you are not pregnant?

Pregnancy test sticks are something that everyone uses frequently, especially for women who are preparing for pregnancy. When using pregnancy test sticks, women must first understand the instructions for use of the pregnancy test sticks. In order to make the test results more accurate, you can test it after getting up in the morning, and the results will be more accurate. So, does a red line on the pregnancy test stick mean you are not pregnant? Let’s find out.

The result of not being pregnant must be confirmed after 3 minutes. This is because in the early stages of pregnancy, the HCG hormone content in the urine is very low, and a weakly positive result may appear during the test. The weakly positive result may not be displayed after 1 minute. As the reaction time increases, it will take 3 minutes for two lines to appear. At this time, the appearance of two lines should still be interpreted as a pregnancy (positive) result. If there is still only one control line after 3 minutes, it can be judged as a not being pregnant (negative) result.

1. Not pregnant: Only one control line appears, indicating no pregnancy.

2. Pregnancy: If two lines appear, that is, both the control line and the test line are colored, and the test line is obviously clear, it means that you are pregnant; if the control line is obviously clear and the test line is very light, it means that you may be pregnant. Please collect morning urine with a new morning paper and retest every 2 days.

3. Invalid: No control line appears within 5 minutes, indicating that the test is invalid or failed.

If there is a red line on the pregnancy test stick, it means that you are not pregnant. However, if the pregnancy time is relatively short, it cannot be detected. Therefore, female friends should not be anxious when preparing for pregnancy. We can understand the mood of women preparing for pregnancy, but we must let nature take its course.