Question by acey5654: How accurate are pregnancy tests that have been sitting around in your home for a few months.?
This morning I used a pregnancy test that I purchased from the HPT online store about a few months ago. It was still in the original packaging but has been sitting around since March 07. Right now I am about 4 days late for my period but my last period I think was actually implantation because it started two days before it was expected and was brown and pink. Then it stopped and I had a light period. I tested then with a similar test but I figured if I just implanted right before my period then it would be too early.
To make a long story short, my periods are always this glamorous production meaning I get cramps and nausea a full week before it actually comes. Now I have nothing but a big stomach, constipation, and constant sleep. So to get to my reason for posting this question, will using old test give me a false response and if so what tests generally work well? I am going to Wal-Mart today but will not test again until wednesday morning.
Best answer:
Answer by Esmerelda
Did you look for an expiration date on the box??? If there isn’t one, it probably doesn’t matter. If there is, you’ll know too.
What do you think? Answer below!
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It should work. 3 years ago I bought a test to check if I was pregnant and sure enough I was expecting my daughter. Well there usually are 2 tests in each package and well I kept the other one. 2 years later I used that extra test and it read a positive and yup I was pregnant with now my 2 month old son!!
There should be an expiry date on the box but if you only bought it a few months ago it should still be in date.
Pregnancy tests have expiration dates, as long as you use them by this date they are fine.
it is rare that a at home test will give you a false positive. i would take it-if it comes up negative then ok…wait a couple days..if your still not getting your period take another one. if that is negative and you still dont get it obviously go see a doctor! but i would reccomend first response and get a 2 pack!
It could be expired or if you read the instructions it says you should not store below certain temperature in your home or over a high one we had a particularily warm summer hitting over the 100′s which I k now is about what the box says (normally do not store over 85 degrees) so think of that too. I tested with First response and got the correct positive after testing with a few others and getting negatives. Good luck!
Check the expiration date on the box. Usually products last longer than the expiration date – after all, a home preg test isnt fragile nuclear science.
When I tested positive, took another PG test 2 weeks later just to be sure and it was positive too. Go ahead and use the test you have and then wait 2 weeks (being 4 days late is nothing)… if you dont get your period, you can re-test.