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When you use a pregnancy test kit there are a variety of results that you can get. Here's an overview of the various possibilities:

* Negative pregnancy test result
The test is telling you that you are not pregnant.
If you are pretty sure you are pregnant due to the symptoms you are experiencing, then it is possible that you have got a...
* False negative pregnancy test result
This occurs when you are pregnant, but your hCG levels are still too low to be detected by the test. It is best to take the test again in a few days to a week's time.
* Positive pregnancy test result
The test kit is telling you that you are pregnant.
You may be feeling confused by this result - for instance, you may have had what you thought was your period (but was actually spotting or an implantation bleed) and you are actually pregnant.
Or, the test kit may be wrong....
* False positive pregnancy result
There are occasions when you may get a false positive result - these include times when you have had a recent miscarriage and there is still hCG in your blood, or when you have recently been on fertility drugs.

If you are really worried and your symptoms don't seem to match your test results, then you can go to a health professional such as a GP or midwife, and have a blood test done.