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Hi there, i took a digital pregnancy test 4 weeks after sex and got a negative result. can i trust that result after 4 weeks?

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Dr. Betsy Greenleaf answered

Specializes in Gynecology

Should be good: If you had sex only once and then took a test 4 weeks after and it was negative, it should be relatively accurate. However nothing is 100%. Repeat the test in a week and if still negative, then I would assume it was correct

Dr Berry agreed

Answered 9/2/2015

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