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Jumping the Gun
Premature Home Pregnancy Testing
By Carma Haley Shoemaker
Another factor that could contribute to an inaccurate reading on a home pregnancy test includes miscalculating the day of an expected period. According to the ACOG survey, 51 percent of OB/GYNs polled say fewer than half of their patients properly track their cycles, which can lead to miscalculations of when to test, possibly resulting in a false negative reading.
According to Brasner, if you think pregnancy is a possibility, you must find out for sure – even if that means waiting and testing again. "Until they know for sure whether or not they are pregnant, women should eat healthy, get plenty of sleep and abstain from any behaviors that could compromise their health or the health of an unborn baby," she says. "And finally, if after testing negative, a woman's period does not start, she should test again a week later and contact her physician."
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