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When a faint positive line comes up at a doctors surgery at their lab where they test does this mean that im pregnant ?

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Blood test: A doctors surgery test will repeat with the blood test. The urine test showing a single line may need to be repeated. The blood test is more definitive but costs more. If unclear the doctor may ask you to come back in a week and repeat. This is common.

Answered 1/18/2014

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When a faint positive line comes up at a doctors surgery at their lab where they test does this mean that im pregnant ?

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