The quantitative blood test measures the exact amount of hCG in your blood. Generally speaking if you have less than 5 mIU/ml present then it's a negative, if you have between 5 and 25 mIU/ml present it's equivocal (can be either positive or negative) and if's it above 25 mIU/ml then it's a BFP. If you go through the discussion boards then foretel ultra can test positive if you are pregnant too, but they seem to have the highest track record of false positives than other brands going by the posts on various forums.
People say 'there's no such thing as a false poitive' and I thought so too, but they were definitely not evap lines as they came up straight away. Perhaps with Foretel, only trust dark positive!!
Congratulations seventh_heaven!! I wish you all the best with your pregnancy. It'll happen for me when it's meant to, I'm sure
I share your pain Bailey - I will never puchase Foretel Ultra again either. I believe that lullaby conceptions is the way to go, so once we suspect again I'll just buy them online. Best place for everything when you are livig in the middle of the desert!
I got a message back from the managing director of the company that manufactures Foretel Ultra, Marco Soldatic. He is very nice and responds to his emails almost immediately which is a nice surprise. He said that "Unfortunately levels can rise and fall; and obviously this is more so during the early stages." Which is spot on. Perhaps the test is so sensitive it picks up the tiniest of traces of hCG which can be a little misleading where the pathologist is really looking for results that are over 25 mIU/ml.
Good luck to you all. If you'd like further information about Foretel Ultra, I suggest emailing Marco Soldatic directly. He'll no doubt be happy to discuss any problems you guys have had with the tests. At the very least, it'll give him an idea of the problems we are all facing with the Foretel Ultra tests and perhaps it will instigate an investigation which will see the problem resolved. His emailaddress is available from the Foretel website which is on the information leaflet from the Foretel Ultra pregnancy test box.
Perhaps the ultimate message here is to try and be patient and test a week after your missed period with a less sensitive test if you've experienced what I have.
Good luck! I hope this has been helpful for you.
Last edited by Spuddles; May 4th, 2007 at 03:02 PM.
Have you had your AF yet? If not you may still be pg but your HCG levels have just not risen yet.... it's happened before. The other thing is is could have been a chemical pregnancy... not sure of the details on that but I think they end quite early and the HCG levels don't rise... just a thought.
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