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Why did i have a postivie pregnancy at 5pm and two days later i went to the walk in clinic and got another one the pg test was negative?

Q: why did i have a postivie pregnancy at 5pm and two days later i went to the walk in clinic and got another one the pg test was negative?

: One of them is wrong, Let the clinic know.

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

One of them is wrong, Let the clinic know.

Answered 8/21/2023

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There is a false positive or a false negative but it is difficult to say which is the case and there are multiple explanations for either. A blood test would be more definitive but simply repeating the test in a week might be easiest.

Answered 8/21/2023

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Why did i have a postivie pregnancy at 5pm and two days later i went to the walk in clinic and got another one the pg test was negative?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

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