line appears and then disappears a few minutes later??

[southernmommie]

4 days ago a FR test was taken 2 days prior to expected period. Still no period and today which is 2 days past, a pink wondofo was taken and the same thing happened. A second line appeard and then a few minutes later it disappeared.

[Jaimee]

Just to clarify, you took a FRER and a line appeared and then disappeared?  And then you waited four more days, took a Wondofo and a line appeared and then disappeared?  So TWICE a line appeared and then disappeared?!  Wow, that's some bad luck with tests!

Here's this info from POAS:

13. The line disappeared after the time limit! Is it still positive? Please see Current Issues & Alerts for information on this ongoing problem with Answer Early and First Response Early Result tests.

A positive result will generally stay positive for 48 hours. Some very faint lines may fade and become difficult to see, however. Note: sometimes a line will appear briefly as the dye in the test passes over the area where a positive result would show. This is not a positive result.

My suggestion: as soon as urine is applied to your test, set a stopwatch for 9 minutes, 45 seconds. Place the test on a flat, dry surface and walk away. When the alarm goes off, read the test from the same distance you would read a book-- allow 15 seconds to examine the test. If there is a pink line (or blue, obviously, if your test uses blue dye), you are pregnant. If there is no line at the 10-minute mark, you are not pregnant or you are testing too early and there is not enough hCG to be detected in your pee. Note: women who have experienced the current "disappearing positive" phenomenon often had a positive result at the 10-minute mark, only to have the line disappear minutes or hours after that. The vast majority of these women have not been pregnant.

If you really get what looks like a true positive, and it disappears, I suggest calling the manufacturer and asking for their input. They may compensate you for the test as well.

If AF does not show up within another 2 days, I would get a digi and test again. 

[southernmommie]

thank you. That's what I was thinking. All of my positives stayed there for years. I have since thrown them all out. But they were still there.

[Jaimee]

Yeah, my positive tests have remained positive for weeks as well.  Bummer!  But this doesn't mean you're not pg!  It just might be a bit early still.  Do you chart to confirm O?