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Can a uti affect a pregnancy test?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 9/7/2023

Yes. To get a urine test, go to your doctor. But instead of that you could just go buy a pregnancy test. Same thing, you pee on it. Yes, a urine dipstick can detect human chorionic gonadotrophin (HcG) levels in urine at about 2 weeks gestation

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∙ 15y ago

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More answers

UTIs do not affect the accuracy of pregnancy tests.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

No, UTIs will not affect the accuracy of pregnancy tests.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

no because a uti test is not testing the amount of HCG Pregnancy tests test for HCG which is only present in the blood and urine during pregnancy.

Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

No, UTIs do not affect the accuracy of pregnancy tests.

Wiki User

∙ 12y ago

Yes; UTIs do not affect the accuracy of a pregnancy test.

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