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Is it possible that some women can't make enough hcg to get a test to read?
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See below: Hcg is made by embryonic/fetal tissue in pregnancy. A woman cannot be pregnant more than a few days and her fetus not make enough HCG for a positive test.
Answered 6/10/2014
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