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Are blue dye pregnancy tests known for giving false positives ?

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Dr. Axel Martinez-Irizarry answered

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Controversial.: Many patients report problems with how they interpret the blue lines. So if you study how to interpret the blue lines you might get less 'false positives'. Generally speaking pregnancy tests are really good in having very few false positives. If it is an issue, get pink dye ones.

Answered 4/21/2021

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A member asked:

Are blue dye pregnancy tests known for giving false positives ?

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Dr. Axel Martinez-Irizarry answered

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