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I'm just wondering, if you have an ovarian cyst will a pregnancy test be positive?

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Dr. Thomas Rayson answered

Specializes in Pathology

No: As a laboratory doctor i look at beta HCG and correlate them with ovaries ..Other than ovarian germ cell tumors; benign follicular cyst should not change the b/hcg and do it should caise a false positive pregnancy test.

Answered 6/10/2014

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