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What are the odds of a false negative uring pregnancy test?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Minimal: The pregnancy tests currently available are quite accurate. The earlier in the pregnancy that the test is done, the more likely to have a pregnancy hormone level too low to detect - but by the time of a missed period the false negatives would be less than 2%.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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