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Is Pregnancy Test Taken On Second Day Of Missed Period Accurate?

I would like to know if someone had sex on tuesday night january 18 and used a condom but it broke and they were suppose to get there period on wednesday january 19th and then on friday january 20th they say they took a pregnancy test and they are pregnant is that accurate?
Fri, 6 Nov 2015
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Hello, and I hope I can help you today.

A pregnancy test, if performed correctly, is rarely inaccurate. There are specific directions on commercially available kits that if followed are as accurat as a test in a doctor's office.

However, a pregnancy test will only become positive a minimum of two to three weeks from conception.

So if this person is actually pregnant, there is no way that the pregnancy was the result of the condom accident three days before. The pregnancy had to be from a fertilization that took place at least two to three weeks earlier.

I hope this information was helpful and that I was able to answer your question effectively.

Best wishes and good luck, Dr. Brown
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Is Pregnancy Test Taken On Second Day Of Missed Period Accurate?

Hello, and I hope I can help you today. A pregnancy test, if performed correctly, is rarely inaccurate. There are specific directions on commercially available kits that if followed are as accurat as a test in a doctor s office. However, a pregnancy test will only become positive a minimum of two to three weeks from conception. So if this person is actually pregnant, there is no way that the pregnancy was the result of the condom accident three days before. The pregnancy had to be from a fertilization that took place at least two to three weeks earlier. I hope this information was helpful and that I was able to answer your question effectively. Best wishes and good luck, Dr. Brown