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How accurate are pregnancy tests?

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways Many home pregnancy tests claim to be 99% accurate if used on the day of ...
Imagine this: a man takes a pregnancy test as a joke or out of curiosity, only to see two pink lines appear. It sounds impossible, even funny, but doctors warn that such a result should never be ...
Evaporation lines on pregnancy tests are faint and colorless, appearing when the urine dries. Reading a pregnancy test within the recommended timeframe can prevent misinterpreting evaporation lines as ...
A pregnancy of unknown location (PUL) is a descriptive term used to classify a woman when she has a positive pregnancy test but no intra- or extra-uterine pregnancy is visualized on transvaginal ...