It could be. Some people struggle hard to have a child, whatever the reason might be, and getting that news can be overwhelming, but happy. It just as easily could have been dread.
Why do you assume they're surprised and not excited? My husband's made a face JUST like this, and we were actively trying. And he's the one who brought up the topic of having kids in the first place.
I'm equally surprised. I thought it was a fairly innocent comment and when I said something similar to a friend when she told me she was pregnant again she just chuckled a bit. Imgur is a strange place these days though so I try not to overthink its whims.
Do they have a bigger problem with picking up false positives (saying you're pregnant when you're not) or with returning false negatives (saying you're not pregnant when you are)? I know some things like HIV and cancer screening are specifically tuned to minimize the false negative rate at the expense of a higher false positive rate.
I believe it’s negative when it’s actually positive is the bigger issue, but it comes down to user error also. I got a false pregnancy test on a Monday and then positive the next Saturday from a test in the same box. For the first one I had taken it too early, the second test I took two days after my period was late. I bought and took like 4 more afterward lol because the first negative threw me. Clearly my answer to your question is based on anecdotal evidence so I may be very wrong.
There's a whole discussion to be had about theoretical accuracy and practical usage accuracy. As with condoms, they work pretty great, until you hand it out to millions of people and some fail to use them properly.
Urine tests are good, but not everyone uses them during the proper time period (no pun intended) for them to be fail proof.
Digital read early tests(which is what these seem to look like) hold the result in the window for a month (sometimes more) and are 99% accurate up to 4 days before a missed period (78% accurate 5 to 6 days before it). She could take them over the course of a week and they would still show what the accurate result is.
If you hand something out to millions of people and "some" fail to use them properly you'll still get pretty good accuracy.
Like you said, condoms. Perfect use they're 98% effective, but for "typical use" they're still 85% or higher. And for contraception those percentages refer to likelihood of pregnancy after having regular sex for a year, if I remember right. That means per use they're VERY good
If 1000 people take the test, and 10 of them are pregnant and you come back with 20 positive tests, thats is 98-99% accurate. But its also 50-100% false positives. Accuracy can mean different things.
They don't really give false positives unless you have some kind of hcg secreting tumor. False negatives, sure from testing too early. But they're the same test the doctor uses
Sure. I don't specifically know the failure state of a pregnancy test. Just wanted to note that "99% accurate" doesn't really tell the whole story. It can be WILDLY in specifically positive the case that we are testing for and still be "99% accurate".
Actually, I did the math wrong. If it's 20 positive tests and they're all false positives, then that's 10 false negatives. So it's 97% accurate. I should have said "97-99% accurate". Or said like 3 people are actually pregnant and you have 10 positive tests. But anyway, most of it was accurate.
WiiShaker
Lol, fuck all that.
SlavaUkrainisaysSteveBuscemi
DocFunkenstein
That's surprise, not fear.
Prime example of people seeing what they want to see instead of what they're actually looking at.
DYLANLEE79
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1b2VyNmE1YjJ3d2czbzMyOHR4YXNvMTZ6MDhpZWhtb3VzeTZsZ2o3MyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/i8PxJijQ1yo5uCqw8C/200w.webp
turbodog
Existential fear.
EMHPicardo
mehimbored
BRB, gotta get some smokes
ToonamiT0M
In this economy?
mrollings53
Pee sticks in the face.
sirdouglasbuttersworth
That type has a cap over the part that the pee touches
Will0099
Hear rate jumped up quick. you could see it in his breathing.
barbarian818
illmx
Him:
Sebastopol140
Pure joy... *cough*
lonelyrangerofthedreams
The terror in the eyes
SpikesGuns
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1cmFlcnM0dGw5azc4dW1qd2liMWx5amY5MHlwczgzeGtlcnN2M2d0dSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/8vUEXZA2me7vnuUvrs/200w.webp
NorthernHalibut
*record scratch*
coughingintensifies
“Yeap, that me. You’re probably wondering how I got myself in this situation.“
or:
“And that, kids, is how I met your mother.”
JerzeeTomato
Upvote to 69, nice!
Level21Magikarp
Slugsie
He had no idea? Literally no idea?
gronzilla
Some people just don't want to believe it too early because they wanted it that badly. Might easily explain the 3 (three) tests.
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
I can't tell if he's horrified or just shocked.
ourari
Antininny
That's what you get, breeder!!
YouRadicalizedMe
Bahahaha
DragothMP5
pareidoliaperson
What are you doin', step-breeder??
TheDoctorCrankenstein
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MDBvcmswdmRoMmphd3hlbHRxOGxjdGZpdXYwbDR5cnlqcjVuc21pdyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/kC2cRqEt8o41COgjoV/200w.webp
CatPlanetQueen9000
the fear in his eyes
camn333
YouRadicalizedMe
Cheers daddio
DragonThunderUndertaking
He was going to buy a boat....
JamesAHarrod
He still can, just not in his name
firlefranz
RuminatingYak
Fucking consequences.
Gray808
Literal FAFO.
SedatedSl0th
SwiftyGuy
Consequences from unprotected fucking lol
pandemicmodedad
I would like to say I learned my lesson the first 2 times.
dextarrogue
Getting snipped was the best choice after my son was born. Yes, I'm aware it's not 100%.
FranzRantanenArt
I mean, 99.85% is pretty damn close.
HypnagogicHallucinations
I could probably free solo El Capitan, but I'm not gonna.
FranzRantanenArt
urusername2
Doesn't look like a very happy surprise!
FranzRantanenArt
It could be. Some people struggle hard to have a child, whatever the reason might be, and getting that news can be overwhelming, but happy. It just as easily could have been dread.
urusername2
Depends largely on your finances! Or your wanting to bail on what you already have.
TheUnstoppableWampas
Would you be happy your next kid was going to be born during a fascist takeover?
urusername2
The Orange Terd and all his fellow morons can KMA! I'm almost 80, so no kids; but I pity the future kids that don't know freedom if it doesn't change.
oozabooza
Don't look so surprised, that's what happens when ya fuck!
sundaymondayhippyday
Not every couple and not yes-homo relationship fucking https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlaDBkNGtneGtiZmJwamYwYmVuMnFuaXh3Ym1vbWVrcDRvNGZ0em9nNyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/kf2eUwJ5nxZpBhuZEb/giphy.mp4
DragothMP5
What in the AI gibberish is that flag
ScrippyChan
Better-looking than the actual one, for starters.
ScrippyChan
You may be surprised by how many grown people don't have a complete, functional grasp of the process of sexual intercourse and its ramifications.
gronzilla
Bold assumptions
LateNightBunnyParty
Why do you assume they're surprised and not excited? My husband's made a face JUST like this, and we were actively trying. And he's the one who brought up the topic of having kids in the first place.
iRecommendBooks
Having been there, yeah, it's all of the above.
3Davideo
Not if you're gay
DragothMP5
Gotta just keep trying!
kitenkatt
I can't get pregnant but you can sure try!
SeasonedCitizen
"But I had a vasectomy after the last one."
3Davideo
Sometimes taking the magazine out of the gun still leaves a bullet in the chamber.
jakedafish
It does explain why the baby is now a different race.
IgnisInvictus
That explains taking 3 tests. Vasectomys don't always stick.
Daywalker27
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/nfl-star-antonio-cromartie-welcomes-14th-child-despite-vasectomy-212614152.html
SeasonedCitizen
That required jerking off a few times, which I was very happy to do. I got snipped and tested three times.
StrandedonEarth
Snipped three times? Ouch! Once was enough for me… 🤪
erbmohedojih
jimicus
Sometimes they just make the baby come out a different colour.
SomebodythatIusedtonope
keyblader1985
*record scratch* *freeze frame*
YippeeKayakOB
Put that picture in the family album and wait a few years before kiddo gets the story
iDONTKNOWstopaskingme
New reaction pic?? New reaction pic.
Detoc
He thought those were his son's gf's test strips.
dmay1210
Triplets??
CenturyFerret
I assumed it was like redundant "yes I'm sure" tests
IlIIII
VincitQuiSeVincit
ugopb4me
This is the face of “soul death”
xj4low
Someone realizing she peed on those.
StrandedonEarth
Deer in the headlights…
HandoB4Javert
SedatedSl0th
Yes…we…we got it
pinkystar
" 3 pregnancy tests? How am I going to take care of 3 more babies??"
Magnar1183
"We're American! We can't even afford to take care of the two we got!"
Oneblueeyerighthandguy
Fuck and babies live to be like 80 at least and if theres 3 of them thats like 240 years oh my god im screwed
Rockafella83
3 body problems
fformulaa
*that's when i realized i needed a pack of cigs from the gas station"
kathlTvVillain
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1MDl4bzkwN2swejNta2JreHplNnpqbXgzYTVoNm1zamlmY2Iyb3B2bCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/cO39srN2EUIRaVqaVq/200w.webp
MyGreatestFearBoner
Not enough melatonin for that dude.
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Pack of cigs AT the gas station
fformulaa
*that's when i realized i needed a pack of cigs AT the gas station"
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
KABOOM
fformulaa
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZTRlbjQ5cGhmYWxnNnRwbzJlbzRlcHB1MmRpbjNwdGZ2M2Fob3dueCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/14ceV8wMLIGO6Q/200w.webp
IgnisInvictus
If there were three tests... I'm gonna assume that wasn't planned.
doctorId
Maybe she got them at Costco
shitheadtookmyname
?? We did multiple for our IVF babies.
housev1l
Three more kids???
FetaForMoses
It means they’re having triplets
dorpjorp
Oh my gawd. 60 kids? They won't have enough names!
ImSilverTongue
Juan, Tula, Jeffthree, Forte, etc.
vicvalour
Unless they were trying, so bought a pallet of them
hiyesthisissatan
Yep. I've taken 6 this month :(
vicvalour
I hope you get what you want
vicvalour
If you're not already, get the dollar store ones, just as good in my experience, and that was over 10 years ago
hiyesthisissatan
They're cheaper when you bulk. 50 for $15.
GeekBoyChrisOnlySometimes
The internet taught me that if pregnant women urinate on wheat, it immediately makes bread or something like that.
5WattBulb
Wheat if its a girl, barley if its a boy
HanSoslow
Minecraft mods are getting out of hand...
StrandedonEarth
According to “The Great” the wheat will bloom
lovingspace
If that happens to a woman you've been with, check yourself for STDs.
AnonsAndMinions
This made me literally lol, thanks man.
monkeyfly
If only there was something they could do, or not do, to prevent this from happening. Maybe in the year 3000 we'll have that kind of technology.
Az663
These downvotes amaze me.
monkeyfly
I'm equally surprised. I thought it was a fairly innocent comment and when I said something similar to a friend when she told me she was pregnant again she just chuckled a bit. Imgur is a strange place these days though so I try not to overthink its whims.
HypnagogicHallucinations
Early trajectory has a big impact. If the first votes are downvotes, then the comment is more likely to be interpreted in a more negative way.
swofromtherock
The downvotes are your tone, you sound like an ass in the first comment.
monkeyfly
I'll try harder in the future.
camn333
Probably just making sure, those things are pretty inaccurate.
choppedliveraldente
Especially on public bathrooms
vicvalour
They are pretty accurate, I guess there are some scenarios that can have false positives,
But also, the dollar store ones are just as good, save the $40 for that 3 pack
RunsWithScizrs
No they're not. Especially false positive. If you've got a positive test 98% of the time that result is accurate.
3Davideo
Do they have a bigger problem with picking up false positives (saying you're pregnant when you're not) or with returning false negatives (saying you're not pregnant when you are)? I know some things like HIV and cancer screening are specifically tuned to minimize the false negative rate at the expense of a higher false positive rate.
mippijRunner
I believe it’s negative when it’s actually positive is the bigger issue, but it comes down to user error also. I got a false pregnancy test on a Monday and then positive the next Saturday from a test in the same box. For the first one I had taken it too early, the second test I took two days after my period was late. I bought and took like 4 more afterward lol because the first negative threw me. Clearly my answer to your question is based on anecdotal evidence so I may be very wrong.
IgnisInvictus
... 99% accurate constitutes pretty inaccurate? Or was that the joke?
IlIIII
That’s what condom box claimed too.
camn333
There's a whole discussion to be had about theoretical accuracy and practical usage accuracy. As with condoms, they work pretty great, until you hand it out to millions of people and some fail to use them properly.
Urine tests are good, but not everyone uses them during the proper time period (no pun intended) for them to be fail proof.
IgnisInvictus
When people screw the timing up, you get a false negative. You wouldn't take 3 in a row for a negative test.
And presenting 3 of them to your husband over 10 minutes after taking them is going to look like 3 positive tests anyway. That's the way they work.
krisiteenie56
Digital read early tests(which is what these seem to look like) hold the result in the window for a month (sometimes more) and are 99% accurate up to 4 days before a missed period (78% accurate 5 to 6 days before it). She could take them over the course of a week and they would still show what the accurate result is.
cambam3000
If you hand something out to millions of people and "some" fail to use them properly you'll still get pretty good accuracy.
Like you said, condoms. Perfect use they're 98% effective, but for "typical use" they're still 85% or higher. And for contraception those percentages refer to likelihood of pregnancy after having regular sex for a year, if I remember right. That means per use they're VERY good
KaylRawr
1 out of 100 is a lot of wrong results. even 1 in 1000 on the scale of human population is alot of wrong results.
IgnisInvictus
Darlin' we're talking about pregnancy tests. If you want one that's 100% accurate, wait until you physically see a baby coming out.
KaylRawr
i'm replying to a comment, not life ;D
GreenFox
If 1000 people take the test, and 10 of them are pregnant and you come back with 20 positive tests, thats is 98-99% accurate. But its also 50-100% false positives. Accuracy can mean different things.
HelpfulCorn
They don't really give false positives unless you have some kind of hcg secreting tumor. False negatives, sure from testing too early. But they're the same test the doctor uses
GreenFox
Sure. I don't specifically know the failure state of a pregnancy test. Just wanted to note that "99% accurate" doesn't really tell the whole story. It can be WILDLY in specifically positive the case that we are testing for and still be "99% accurate".
TheDoctorCrankenstein
Yay for people that understand statistics.
GreenFox
Actually, I did the math wrong. If it's 20 positive tests and they're all false positives, then that's 10 false negatives. So it's 97% accurate. I should have said "97-99% accurate". Or said like 3 people are actually pregnant and you have 10 positive tests. But anyway, most of it was accurate.