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A member asked:

Had sex 5 wks ago, think got period (old blood) 4 weeks ago and did preg test today. test accurate? did i wait enough time to get very accurate result

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Dr. Peter Baumann answered

Test accurate: If you had sex 5 weeks ago, the pregnancy would be positive now if pregnant.

Dr Altman and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 5/23/2016

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