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A member asked:

I took a second home pregnancy test the next day an the line was much lighter! 2 prev. mc. bad sign?

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Not necessarily: Best to get a series of quantitative pregnancy blood tests to determine the course of the pregnancy. Good luck.

Dr Beck agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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