What Does A Faint Line On A Pregnancy Test Mean?
Medical News Today explains that a faint line on a pregnancy test can still mean a person is pregnant. Even though the line may be faint, each pregnancy and home pregnancy test are different in terms of the darkness of the line. All pregnancy tests are looking for levels of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The higher amount of hCG that is detected in urine, the darker the line may be. Therefore, it is possible that the hCG was detected, just not enough to produce a dark line. In either event, a line may mean the pregnancy test is positive. We recently answered another question on this here.
The next step is to talk to your parents, guardian or other trusted adult and make an appointment with an obstetrician-gynecologist (OBGYN) who specializes in female reproductive health, pregnancy and childbirth.
If you need help finding a doctor and live in northern New Jersey, you can call the Adolescent/Young Adult Center for Health at 973-971-5199 for an appointment with an adolescent medicine specialist.
