I received this email today from a lady who used the Confirm Clearly pregnancy test. 

I wish I had read your blog before buying this test. I was unaware of this company's irresponsibility and had a false positive result.

Unfortunately for me, it coincided with what turned out to be a very late period and I thought I had a miscarriage! I'm sure that you can imagine the emotional rollercoaster that my husband and I and our families have been on.

We have been trying to get pregnant for several months, so of course when we found out and all the other signs were there (which were actually symptoms of my late period) we were elated and told our families.

Now I feel humiliated and devestated and am too embarrassed to even let anyone outside of my husband and I know the truth. WE WENT THROUGH A MISCARRIAGE! Our family thought we had a miscarriage!

I found out about the false positive from my doctor from blood work she did. Anyway, that is my story. Thank-you for sharing yours and feel free to post this ~ best wishes~ Laurie

Laurie, my heart went out to you as I read your email. I know first-hand what an awful experience it can be to get a false-positive from one of these tests.

Emotionally (if not physically, as well!), miscarriages are traumatic. Add to that the embarrassment and humiliation of being deceived/mistaken, the disappointment and devastation of not being pregnant after all, the sadness and hurt of realising that your whole pregnancy was "nothing", and the frustration at the fact that women are still unknowingly using these tests and experiencing emotional trauma as a result.

It is truly a difficult experience to go through, and we will keep you in our prayers. Recovery from a miscarriage doesn't happen overnight. 

Friends, please continue to spread the word about the defective "Confirm Clearly" pregnancy tests to others. I was excited when I heard that these tests were being voluntarily recalled by the company (see here and here). Unfortunately, it seems they are still being sold (see here) and women are still getting false-positive results after using tests they have bought. I know I personally stashed the tests in the cabinet for a number of weeks before using them. I had no idea that they could be defective until after we started announcing that we were expecting.

Thank you so much to those of you who have told others in email or through your journals and blogs about this issue. I have tried to reach as many people as possible with the information that these tests are faulty. I don't want even one more person to have to experience an emotional miscarriage because of the Confirm Clearly pregnancy tests. Thanks for helping to spread the word.