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Do doctors think it's ever too late to take a home pregnancy test?

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Dr. Charles Rocamboli answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: Once your levels of HCG go above the threshold to be positive, they will not come back under the threshold until after you deliver.

Answered 6/10/2014

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