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I took a pregnacy test and it said to check after 3minutes i looke at it at the 3 minutes and a fainty line appeared?what other test may i buy? asap

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Unnecessary: You probably do not need another test. If the indicator line showed up, you are pregnant. If desired you can repeat the urine pregnancy test at any time or you can ask your doctor for a quantitative blood test for confirmation of the pregnancy.

Answered 2/19/2015

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