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My wife had an abortin exactly 16 days now .we test for pregnancy today and the results is positive.one thick and a very faint line.the thick line came first and later the faint one which is thinner than the thick one came?

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Dr. Mark Owolabi answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

An elevation in the pregnancy hormone HCG which is produced by a developing fetus is what causes a pregnancy test to come back positive. This hormone will drop slowly after a pregnancy is lost, which is why her pregnancy test is still positive.

Answered 12/20/2022

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