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I am 7 weeks postpartum if i were pregnant and took a test would it come out positive at this time or is it too soon?

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Dr. Beth Cook answered

Postpartum pregnancy: The pregnancy hormone from a delivery 7 weeks ago would be negative as long as there were no abnormalities such as choriocarcinoma. Detection of a new pregnancy by a urine pregnancy test would depend upon when the unprotected sex occurred.

Answered 10/12/2013

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