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I took a pregnancy test and it's negative and afte a min. there's blurred line appeared is it a positive result?

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Dr. Elizabeth Wallen answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Watch the time!: The instructions on the test tell you how long to wait to read the test. If you don't follow those directions correctly you can get tripped up. If you read the test too late you can get an evaporation line on the stick making it look like a positive result.

Answered 9/2/2014

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