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Does hcg show up in a urine sample if tested with a dipstick at doctors? would doctors see that u are pregnant or does a dipstick not show that info
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Depends: A standard dipstick used in a doctors office does not detect HCG and is used to diagnose urine infections or other kidney problems. It does not have a patch on it that would react with HCG. Therefore it would not detect pregnancy. However, doctors do use dipstick-like pregnancy tests similar to ones that you can buy in the drugstore. So it depends on what kind of dipstick they used.
Answered 2/16/2015
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