This is just my understanding. The pregnancy test strip measures the presence of the hormone human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in human urine, which helps thicken mom’s uterine lining to support a growing embryo and tells the body to stop menstruation. HCG level usually peaks at 8-12 weeks and start to decline after that. It usually plateau during the second and third trimester. That explains the faint line. By the way I use the same test strip too, haha!
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