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Invalid pregnancy test result. how come?

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Invalid preg test?: Urine pregnancy tests can be "too early" to be valid. You need to be at least 5 days past your expected period. Urine also needs to be 1st of the morning (concentrated) to be valid.

Answered 9/28/2016

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