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Would a pregnancy test be accurate 16 days after intercourse? irregular periods

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Possibly: If you conceived at that point it might be positive. The tests rely on hormones created by the new embryo/placental mass. It takes for sperm to reach a fertile egg & go through the process of forming a conception if timing is right. A fraction of conceptions do not attach & are shed before they complete the process.

Dr Kuitems and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 4/23/2020

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