False positive pregnancy test?

[Anonymous]

I am going in for a pregnancy test tomorrow morning at SG following my second round of IVF. Of course, I was too curious and couldn't wait, so I took a home pregnancy test this afternoon. It came back positive, and I'm wondring if it could be a false positive. My discharge instructions following my transfer said not to test early because you can get a false negative due to the meds you are taking, but it says nothing about a false positive. I will know either way tomorrow but just curious if anyone has had any experience with this. Please only reply if have first hand knowledge as I don't want to get my hopes up for nothing. Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

Congratulations! That sounds like good news. If you are going in for your beta tomorrow, you must be at least 10 days post transfer (because I know SG does betas really late).
I think generally the hcg from the trigger shot is out of your system in 8-10 days (so 3-5 days after a 5 day transfer). You are way past that so this is genuine! I would anticipate very good news tomorrow!

[Anonymous]

Also, I should add---in terms of first hand knowledge---I had a negative test at 4dp5dt (so hcg trigger was out of my body) and then a positive at 5dp5dt. You are way past that so this is real!

[Anonymous]

I hope you're right! I am 18 days post retrieval, 15 days post transfer. Keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks!

[Anonymous]

No to bust your bubble because you could be definitely pregnant and I hope that you are. I did an IUI with ovedrel. I was having pregnancy symptoms and everything. I took a pregnany test the day before my appointment with Sg and it was positive. Then I went the next day and it was negative with the blood work. Like I said lots of baby dust to you but I was really sad when I found that out, so don't get your hopes up until the doctor says something.

It didn't work with the first two IUI's and then I was going out of town so I had to skip the third IUI, but I took clomid and I was suppose to use the ovulation predicators. But they didn't work for me because I have PCOS. So I didn't try that month. But they called me in for blood work because we wanted to go throught the third IUI and I found out I was pregnant! I didn't even try. Patience is everything. Good Luck!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

This far out, you almost never get a false positive. All the HCG from your trigger shot is gone (my research says it leaves anywhere from 7-14 days). I got my first positive home test 5 days after my transfer (and I know it was real, b/c I had been testing to see when the trigger left), every test after that got positive.

So, congratulations! I hope it sticks! (I know it is terrifying, I am almost 9 weeks along and still am nervous!)

[Anonymous]

Please post when you get your results, OP, I'm thinking positive thoughts for you (& me, too, as I am in the two week window)

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thanks for the reality check (and the positive vibes). I keep telling myself not to get my hopes up, just in case. Still waiting for the results - this is so excruciating!!!!

[Anonymous]

And the results are...POSITIVE! Thanks so much for the responses and postive thoughts. I know I still have a long way to go, but this is the first bit of good news we have had in a long, long time. Good luck, everyone! I'll be sending lots of good vibes your way.

[Anonymous]

Congratulations!!!

[Anonymous]

I knew it!