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I missed my period and i had unprotected sex. will the semen affect a pregnancy test? how long do i wait to take one of it does?

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Semen- no protection: You will know if you are pregnant within 2 weeks: if no one explained this to you- semen plus unprotected sex usually equals pregnancy. If you don't want someone calling you "Mommy", get on birth control and ALWAYS USE CONDOMS- K?

Answered 3/14/2018

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No.: The test is looking for the pregnancy hormone. The semen can not add to it to cause a false positive. If you got a positive then you are pregnant.

Dr Chandler agreed

Answered 9/19/2020

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