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I'm wondering are home pregnancy tests ever wrong?

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Dr. David Krulak answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Yes: One study showed that there is a nearly 25% false negative rate on those tests. This rate increases even more if the test is done earlier than 9 days after the missed period.

Answered 7/18/2014

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