2 red lines on pregnancy test stick

We are already very familiar with pregnancy test sticks, which are mainly used to detect whether a woman is pregnant. Many female friends who are preparing for pregnancy will use pregnancy test sticks to detect whether they are pregnant. It is simple to use and convenient to check the results. The red line shown above represents whether you are pregnant. If one red line is shown, it means you are not pregnant. If two red lines are shown, it means you are pregnant.

If the pregnancy test stick shows "2 bars", does it mean that you are pregnant? In fact, it may also be in these 4 situations:

1. Effect of ovulation drugs

Why does a pregnancy test stick have a false positive problem? In fact, one of the common reasons for a false positive on a pregnancy test stick is that a woman has used HCG to stimulate ovulation during the luteal phase. Ovulation-stimulating drugs will affect the accuracy of the pregnancy test stick. So if you have a false positive problem, you need to consider whether you have taken ovulation-stimulating drugs recently.

2. Wrong pregnancy test method

Another common reason for a false positive pregnancy test result is an error in the pregnancy test method. Generally speaking, it is most accurate for a woman to test her morning urine with a pregnancy test stick more than a week after her menstruation stops. If you have a false positive pregnancy test, it may be because your pregnancy method is incorrect.

3. Hemolysis

Another reason for false positive results on pregnancy test sticks is hemolytic disease in women. Hemolytic disease has many symptoms. Once a woman has hemolytic disease, it is likely to affect the test results of the pregnancy test stick.

4. Other reasons

There are many factors that may cause two lines to appear on the pregnancy test stick but not lead to pregnancy. Each person's actual situation is different, so it is impossible to make a general statement. This phenomenon may also occur if a woman suffers from hydatidiform mole, HCG tumor cells, kidney cancer and other problems.