What does a negative early pregnancy test mean?

For women, if they have had sex recently and their menstruation is delayed, they will often suspect that they are pregnant. In this case, they can go to the pharmacy to buy an early pregnancy test for testing. If the test result is negative, it generally means that they are not pregnant. Of course, if your period is still delayed at this time, you should understand specifically why it is delayed.

What does a negative early pregnancy test mean?

1. Negative: A purple-red line (control line C) appears in the test area, indicating no pregnancy.

2. Positive: Two purple-red lines appear in the test area (control line C and test line T), indicating pregnancy. The color intensity of the test line at different stages of pregnancy changes with the change of HCG concentration.

3. Invalid: No purple-red line appears in the test area or only one purple-red line (test line T line) appears in the test area, indicating that the test failed or the test paper is invalid and should be retested.

A negative pregnancy test result means you are not pregnant.

However, many pregnancy test strips indicate that women can do early pregnancy self-tests 1 to 2 days after missing their normal menstrual period. If the self-test result is negative and menstruation has not occurred after 1 week, you should do another self-test.

If the self-test result is negative and you still haven't had your period after 1 week, you should do the self-test again. If it is not positive, it is best to see a doctor. Trust your body. If you experience various symptoms of pregnancy, no matter what the self-test results are, you should remember that the principle of early pregnancy test strips is only a preliminary test, and there will be errors when using early pregnancy test strips.

The best way is to go to the hospital for HCG blood test, HCG urine test and B-ultrasound examination. If you are not ready for the arrival of the baby, it is necessary to detect the early signs of pregnancy as early as possible to confirm whether you are pregnant, so as to perform an abortion surgery later.