Sometimes, a woman may test positive for pregnancy while in real sense she is not pregnant. This condition is referred to as false pregnancy or in medical terms, Biochemical pregnancy.
Though it is rare, it does happen and has devastating effects to not only the woman but to her husband also.
For couples who have been trying for a baby for a long time, biochemical pregnancy may even lead to conflict in the marriage. The husband, when he realizes that his wife is not pregnant after all, may get angry and accuse her of lying to him about pregnancy. The woman will also be at a loss, not knowing what is happening to her body.
So, what causes false pregnancy? What makes a pregnancy test to turn out positive and then later turn out negative? There is a chemical called human chorionic gonadotrophin (hcg) which is found in the urine. When a woman gets pregnant, the level of this hormone becomes more concentrated in the urine and can be detected by a pregnancy test kit.In the case of false pregnancy, according to www.healthxchange.sg, the level of this hormone is raised transiently and then drops to zero. When it is raised, the kit will test positive but when it drops to zero, the test turns out negative.
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