A false positive pregnancy test result is uncommon, but it can happen. Learn how things like medications and medical conditions can cause a false positive result. If you're taking a pregnancy test, ...

You're probably familiar with the scene. Pulling the little box out of the drug store bag, ducking into the bathroom, and then waiting and staring at a little plastic stick waiting for it to change.

Home pregnancy tests are miraculous little tools: They deliver fast results, are pretty simple to use, and can cost as little ...

Hormone levels in very early pregnancy are lower than later in pregnancy, which can make test line appear faint. For accuracy, follow the test instructions and retest if you’re unsure. When you take a ...

The first at-home pregnancy tests weren’t developed until the late 1970s, and since then, the market has exploded and is now worth half a billion dollars. Tests no longer take two hours to produce ...

Karen Weingarten teaches in the English Department at Queens College, City University of New York. Her book Pregnancy Test was published in March 2023 with Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons Series. By the ...

Evaporation lines on pregnancy tests are faint and colorless, appearing when the urine dries. Reading a pregnancy test within the recommended timeframe can prevent misinterpreting evaporation lines as ...