A 49-year-old member asked:
Can an ovarian cyst cause a positive ovulation test?
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Dr. Michael Traubanswered
Fertility Medicine 21 years experience
No: The only way for an ovarian cyst to do that would be it it was hormonally active and secreting lh hormones. That would be 1 in a million chance or less. So the cyst should not affect that.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Will an ovarian cyst cause a positive ovulation test?
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Dr. Thomas Carzolianswered
49 years experience
No: Pregnancy tests are pretty specific for hcg.
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