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Difference between home pregnancy test and pregnancy blood test?

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Blood more sensitive: A blood test is more sensitive and can pick up a pregnancy earlier. A blood test can also quantify the amount of bhcg the hormone released when a woman is pregnant. Both tests are positive when bhcg is present.

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Answered 3/9/2014

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