No, basic pregnancy tests simply check whether you are
pregnant or not. They don't give any other information about the fetus. For
this you need to do scans and more detailed testing through your doctor.
If you got a positive result in the result window then you
can consider yourself pregnant no matter how light or dark the line is.
Not all
pregnancy tests are the same but there are usually two ways of getting a
positive result:
1) Some tests just show a clear vertical
line in the control window and if you are pregnant you will also get a clear
vertical line in the result window.
2) Some tests show a vertical line in
the control window and a "-" sign in the result window if you are not pregnant
and a "+" sign in the result window if you are.
All pregnancy tests come with instructions and usually they have pictures explaining the results. You can probably hold your pregnancy test alongside the leaflet if you are confused and it should clarify the result for you.
Don't worry - if you got a negative result, the chances are that you are not pregnant. Home pregnancy tests are about 97%-98% reliable. But if you are still really worried, go and see your doctor.
Home
pregnancy tests are not always 100% reliable and sometimes a woman can get a
negative result even though she is pregnant. I would try another test and if
that's still negative and your symptoms continue, go to your family doctor.
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