You recently suspected you are pregnant but after conducting a home-based pregnancy test, a faint line appears on the kit. You start wondering what could this line mean.
Could it mean you are pregnant or not? Well, this line can leave you in suspense and make you run mad especially if you don't know how to keenly interpret it.
According to Amy O'Connor, a pregnancy and lifestyle expert, a very faint line on the test kit means that implantation has just occurred and likely, you are at the early stages of pregnancy. Implantation occurs after the fusion of female and male gametes, fertilization.
Advisedly, you will need to have another test a few weeks later to confirm if the faint line has become darker and thicker. If it is thicker, then this means your pregnancy is developing.
Normally, if you are pregnant at the early stages, the line on the test kit being displayed can be somehow invisible or faint. It will look like a smudge of chalk.
A plus or minus sign will be displayed on the test kit depending on the kind of home-based pregnancy test kit you are using. Some display one or two lines that reveal the results.
Always remember reading the instructions on the kit before performing the test. This will help you interpret the results accordingly.