Confusion Reigns Supreme

This weekend I used a home pregnancy test (after swearing I wouldn't) and thought I saw a smudge of a line so this morning I took another and this came up...


Surely this must be a fluke so I took another and this came up...


Both looked very positive to me and both came up within a minute of testing so I did what I was instructed to do and called my clinic and went in for a beta.

 Beta was 0.3
Progesterone 74

 Negative. Not pregnant.

 How a beta of 0.3 can show up so clearly on two completely different brands is beyond me.    

 I'm confused!

Comments

  1. waitingforarainbowFebruary 11, 2013 at 5:46 PM

    What?! Those are both very positive tests! 2 completely different brands! Is it possible to mess up a blood draw?! Something isn't right. Have you taken another test? Did you doctor say what might have happened? This is crazy!

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  2. waiting and wishingFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    Wait, what? How in the world does this happen? So, what do you do now? I am right there with you.... so confused.

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  3. LizFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:12 PM

    Super confused. That looks very positive to me. Your progesterone is super high too, what the heck?!?

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  4. Just TFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    Don't feel alone with confusion because I am very confused!

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  5. ChickenpigFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:32 PM

    74 Progesterone is really high when a level of 30 is good for when you're pregnant. Could it be possible that the nurse got the levels swapped? Most of those pregnancy tests get a positive above 25 or 50. I would think that your HCG is 74, and your prog 30. There is no such thing as .3 HCG, it goes down to 0, but not less than. Definitely a mistake.

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    1. ChickenpigFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:38 PM

      And you look pregnant to me! I had a chemical pregnancy where the levels kept hovering at around 22, and I never got a positive HPT. So....congrats kinda? I'm betting on your HCG being 74.

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    2. LunaFebruary 12, 2013 at 5:04 AM

      That makes a lot more sense. I so hope you are right. It certainly sounds like a balls up to me.

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  6. khariniFebruary 11, 2013 at 6:38 PM

    This is so bizarre!

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  7. JoJoFebruary 11, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Wow! I am right there confused with you. Those are two very clear + test. What did your doctor advise?

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  8. KelBelFebruary 11, 2013 at 7:20 PM

    So confusing! Will you be going in for another blood draw?

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  9. Our Journey Through This Lovely LifeFebruary 11, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    What the what?! Tell them to retest you!!!

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  10. KCFebruary 11, 2013 at 8:50 PM

    I have NEVER heard of this happening, confusing for sure. How do they explain it?

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  11. JustMeFebruary 11, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    Holy shit! I'm totally baffled. But I'm going to go with human error here. What Chickenpig is saying sounds like it makes a lot of sense. Have you taken more home tests? What was the nurse's explanation for the mismatched results? Do you have a scheduled appt? Basically, what, what, what??

    I don't want to jinx this, but it sure as hell looks like you're pregnant!

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  12. A Few Good EggsFebruary 11, 2013 at 11:04 PM

    They look super duper positive to me. Maybe you should retest your beta? Super duper hoping the nurse is wrong!

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  13. LaylarueFebruary 12, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    I refuse to believe that the nurse is correct. Those are VERY positive tests!! I would ask for another draw tomorrow. I'm praying that this was human error and the tests are true!!!

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  14. KanisFebruary 14, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    Agreed. Those looks like definite positives.

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