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If your on your period and take a pregnancy test ... will you get accurate results?

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Yes, but wait for...: Yes, the result will be accurate, but wait for a missed period (and do the test the week after the missed period). If a woman is on her normal regular period, she shouldn't waste a pregnancy test at that time.

Answered 6/19/2015

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