How to Break Open a Clearblue Easy Pregnancy Test Digital

ok so i know i shouldnt have but i opened up the clearblue digital test and i have searched n read things online n people are saying that you cant tell if your pregnant from the lines inside. however i found this link...
https://www.clearblue.com/uk/HCP/pdf/...r_brochure.pdf

and on page 6 it shows the inside of the tests n what they will look like if your pregnant/how far along you are.

it says on the first picture that there should be no lines if no hCG is present? inside mine i have quite a faint line next to the control line and an even fainter (but its there) line under that one....does that mean im pregnant? it showed "not pregnant" in the window. i took this test about 3 days ago. i took another test (pink dye one) this morning and there wasnt even a faint positive...i FEEL pregnant..im around 17dpo..i dont chart so not 100%.

anyone else opened up their clearblue n seen results like this and got a BFP later?

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When I had a negative result on a CB digi before with conception indicator there was 2 lines on one strip and one on the other. They are not overly sensitive though, you don't say what pink dye test you used but if I was you I'd get a frer and test with fmu. Good luck xx
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Also that link won't work for me for some reason x
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The digis always have two lines in them no matter the result. From what I have always heard seen and read.
The link didn't work.
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Hmm from that guide I can see now why you'd be confused! I don't know why that'd be available online when so many people have had 3 lines and not been pregnant!
You never know, you may of ovulated a little late! You're not out til you're out! X
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I didnt know you could even open them up! I hope you get your BFP soon x
Regular CB digital ALWAYS has 2 lines and CB digi W/CI ALWAYS has 3 lines. This is because they are testing for HCG and LH. I have taken apart several, when not pregnant and pregnant. I actually used one early in my cycle so I would have one to use as a baseline.
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One of my friends did not know that they were pregnant until like 14 weeks because she kept getting a negative result. Finally she went into see her Dr. and they did a blood test and it came back positive. So sometimes levels of HCG are to low in your urine to detect. You can always make a DR. appointment and have them test your blood. Hope this helps.
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There are always two lines, the second line gets darker the more HCG it detects. I have taken loads apart and you really can't tell much difference between the negative and the 2-3week tests. I got some pics on my external hard drive will dig them out.
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The digital tests don't only test for HCG so will often show a line even if you're not pregnant.
Useful info: https://www.peeonastick.com/hpt/digitalsecret.html

The tests aren't meant to be opened, only the digital display tells you if you are pg or not. GL and I hope you get your BFP! x
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Here is some pics, first inside a 2-3 and second inside a 3+ I can't find the 1-2 x

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They aren't meant to be taken apart but I have studied the inside of these tests in detail!
Even with a quite early 1-2 result the line that makes the test say Pregnant instead of Not Pregnant will not be particularly faint. It's fun to take them apart and have a look out of interest, but if the test says Not Pregnant then you either aren't pregnant or have tested too early. There's no point taking the tests apart to see if they are "wrong".
Personally I wouldn't use these until you have had a clear positive on a non-digital brand though. They are expensive and it is nice to do a couple for fun to see the numbers go up, but they can cause a lot of worry.
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hi fingers crossed, i have just opened my digi and i have the same as you with regards to lines, only reason i opened it was because screen not workin, were you pregnant when you opened yours?
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I read that they usually always have 2 lines, that it measures hcg AND lh. I'm not sure how accurate that is though xx
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Doesn't it mess with your mind opening tests and scrutinizing for lines? I would have gone mad if I'd started doing that, I was bad enough on the 2WW as it was!! I'd just wait a few more days then test again with a FRER using FMU and see if there is a visible line or not.. At 17dpo you shouldn't have to look too hard if you are pregnant. I really hope this is a BFP for you as I know it's horrid keep waiting and testing xx
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It isn't true that they measure LH. That might be true of some sorts of digital tests. But the different lines on the CB digi measure different sensitivites of hcg. One turns darker with a low amount of hcg - that's the one that tells you if you are pregnant or not. One turns darker with a higher amount of hcg, that's the one that makes it register 3+. It's like when you buy internet cheapies, you can get 10miu and 25miu. This test basically has a sensitive and a non sensitive strip inside it.
The digital mechanism analyses the colour of the strip. It reads the first line to decide pregnant or not pregnant. Then it looks at how dark the two lines are to decide how many weeks. It's nothing to do with LH. The third line is just the control that indicates that the test got wet enough.