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A member asked:

On birth control. had sore breasts at the sides for 6 days and not due to stop taking pill for another 5 days. not normal for me.too early to test tho?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Take a test : If someone is pregnant enough to be having symptoms then that means their hormone level is high enough to be detected on a home pregnnacy test. Go ahead and take one. Breast soreness is caused by many other things other than pregnancy. I suspect your test will be negative.

Answered 10/4/2016

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