Question
Is the gradual fading of the color on a pregnancy test stick a sign of something bad? I’m not ready to go to the hospital yet, worried that the doctor might ask me to have an ultrasound, as it’s only about a month now, and it might not be good to do an ultrasound too early.
Answer
You mentioned that your last menstrual period was on December 13th, and you used a pregnancy test stick to detect a positive result, with the line color being darker than the control line. Additionally, you mentioned that from December 18th to 19th, the breast swelling pain symptoms had decreased, and when you retested, the line color was lighter than the control line. Based on your description, this could be a normal phenomenon in early pregnancy. During pregnancy, the line color on a pregnancy test stick does not always remain the same depth as the control line. Moreover, breast swelling is not a constant symptom. If you do not want to have an ultrasound, you can choose to have a human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test to confirm your pregnancy status.