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Was two days late on her cycle app,had her period feb 4-8,and had spotting feb 9&10. she had spotting again feb 16-22 with heavy bleeding 17& 18. took two pregnancy tests last mar 3, both negative. we had sex on mar 4,5,7,11,16. could she be pregnant

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Dr. Robert Kwok
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Tests are accurate: Today's home pregnancy tests are very accurate and not affected by foods, herbs, common illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, or medications. A correctly done urine test will give a reliable result 3 weeks after sex (or when conception might have happened) or 1 week after missing a period. If done sooner, a positive result is likely real, but a negative result may be due to testing too soon.
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