Clear blue pregnancy test one horizontal line one vertical

My period is only a day late, but I've been having sore breasts, minor cramps, and some nausea for longer than usual, which prompted me to take a pregnancy test. Even though I'm not on the pill, I do still use condoms every time. They've never broke (based on what I've seen), but I'm worried there was a chance the outside of the condom came in contact with precum. Anyway, after taking a clear blue early detection test, it came back with a very very faint blue horizontal line at the top which has me confused. It's supposed to be vertical according to the packaging. Could this still mean that I'm pregnant?

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What is the Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test?
How does this pregnancy test work?
How to use the Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test.
How to read your pregnancy test results.
How accurate is the Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test?
Ask a Pharmacist
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What does one horizontal and one vertical line mean on a pregnancy test?
What does it mean when you get a horizontal line on a Clearblue test?
What does it mean when you get a horizontal line on a pregnancy test?

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The Clearblue Easy +/- Results Pregnancy Test with Color Change Tip and the Clearblue Easy Digital Pregnancy Test both have fast, easy-to-read results. Each test has a display window on the front of the test stick. The display window of the +/- test is made up of a larger, circle-shaped area that is the results window and a smaller, diamond-shaped area that is the control window. It is important to take the test properly to ensure accurate results.

Perform each test by holding the absorbent tip at a downward angle in your urine stream for five seconds. Alternately, you can urinate into a clean, dry cup, and then place the absorbent tip of the +/- test at a downward angle in the cup for five seconds. If you are using the digital test, place the absorbent tip in the cup of urine for 20 seconds.

Lay the test on a flat surface, with the display window facing up, and examine the test for signs that it is working. The tests are working if the absorbent tip on the +/- test turned pink as the urine was absorbed and if an hourglass symbol begins to flash on the display window of the digital test.

Wait the specified amount of time for each test. If you are using the +/- results test, you should wait two minutes before reading the test. A blue line appears in the control window if the test has worked. If you are using the digital test, wait three minutes before attempting to read the test. Results show up on this type of test when the hourglass symbol stops flashing.

Read the results. In the results window of the +/- test, a positive result shows up as a horizontal line and a vertical line that cross to form a plus sign (+), and a negative result shows up as a single horizontal line that forms a minus sign (-). This type of test has examples of positive and negative results printed on the front of the test stick, beside the display window. The result is positive even if the two lines that make up the plus sign are not exactly the same shade of color. Results of the digital test show up as one or two words on the display window: “pregnant” for a positive result or “not pregnant” for a negative result.

Tips

Although you can take a pregnancy test at anytime of day, it is better to take the test first thing in the morning. This is when your urine has the highest concentration of the pregnancy hormone that is detected by pregnancy tests.

Warnings

The +/- test did not work if either the results window or control window remains blank after 10 minutes. The digital test did not work if the hourglass symbol did not appear or if, after the hourglass symbol stops flashing, the screen goes blank or the symbols of a book and arrow appear in the display window.

Do not read the +/- test after 10 minutes. An evaporation line can appear, which you may misinterpret as a positive result. The results of the digital test will display and remain visible for approximately 24 hours.

So i am 12dpo so thought i would test today... images below. The test is suppose to show two vertical lines if pregnant, i got a horizontal appear quite quickly and an extremely faint vertical. Has this ever happened to anyone before? What could this mean?

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What is the Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test?

The Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test is a super quick pregnancy test that can show your results as fast as one minute. If you just can’t wait to find out whether you’re pregnant or not, the Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test can give you your results fast and with up to 99% accuracy.

How does this pregnancy test work?

The Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test works by measuring a hormone that is produced in your body when you’re pregnant. This pregnancy hormone is called hCG and your Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test can detect even tiny amounts of this hormone in your urine.

How to use the Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test.

Remove your Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test from it’s foil wrapper and remove the blue cap. Hold the white colour change tip in your urine stream for 5 seconds, making sure that the test is pointing downwards at all times. When you have done this, the tip of the test will turn pink, showing that urine is being absorbed. Now you just have to wait for your results.

How to read your pregnancy test results.

Read your test results by looking at the two windows on your Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test. If you are not pregnant, the test will show one horizontal line down the middle of the larger window. If you are pregnant a second, vertical line will appear in the window, forming a ‘+’ symbol. Although test results may show as quickly as one minute, they may take up to 3 minutes to appear.

How accurate is the Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test?

If you use your Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test from the first day of your expected period, your Clearblue Rapid Detection Pregnancy Test results will be over 99% accurate.

Written on: 28/06/2018

Next review: 27/06/2020

Written by: LH

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What does one horizontal and one vertical line mean on a pregnancy test?

A faint line looks different depending on which test you use. Most pregnancy tests use two parallel lines or a plus sign to indicate pregnancy. If you take a test with the plus sign, you'll be looking for one dark vertical line (the control line) and one faint horizontal line crossing it.

What does it mean when you get a horizontal line on a Clearblue test?

HCG is normally only present in your body if you are pregnant. Any positive line, no matter how faint, means your result is pregnant.

What does it mean when you get a horizontal line on a pregnancy test?

An evaporation line is a line that appears in the results window of a pregnancy test as the urine dries. It can leave a faint, colorless line. If you're not familiar with evaporation lines, you might see this line and think you're pregnant.