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Does a mirena (levonorgestrel) cause false positives on pregnancy tests?

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It shouldn't: Although the Mirena (levonorgestrel) intrauterine device releases hormones somewhat similar to a pregnancy and may stop a patient from having menstrual periods, it doesn't produce HCG like a true pregnancy. Since the pregnancy test looks for hcg, the Mirena (levonorgestrel) device shouldn't cause a false positive.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 7/12/2018

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