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How soon after ovulation can a home pregnancy test be taken?

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Dr. Gerard Honore answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Could be: A home pregnancy test should be reliable 2 or maybe 3 days before your expected period. The longer you wait the less likely to get false positive/negative results.

Answered 9/18/2014

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