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A member asked:

Is a urine hcg test more accurate then a hcg blood test?

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Dr. Andrea Brand answered

No: A blood test measuring HCG will detect pregnancy more reliably than a urine HCG

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Answered 12/19/2016

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I did rubbing genitales with jeans with my boyfriend that was November 18. I took a blood hcg test on December 14, it was negative. Is it negative for sure. After that I kept doing urine test and it still negative?

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