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Can you get a positive pregnancy test 5 days after sex or was i already pregnant from a previous encounter?

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Dr. Dustin Colegrove answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Probably pregnant: earlier. Home pregnancy tests turn positive 10-14 days from the time of conception.

Dr Honore agreed

Answered 8/4/2014

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