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Do some pregnancy test don't work?
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Rare: The currently available pregnancy tests are accurate over 98% of the time. It is uncommon for one to be wrong.
Answered 9/15/2013
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The main reason: The most common cause for the wrong result is to use the wrong technique, or expecting the test to detect pregnancy beyond the period of time it was designed for.
Answered 9/15/2013
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