If a woman experiences a denial of pregnancy and takes a test purchased at a pharmacy, can the result be affected (false negative)?

If a woman experiences a denial of pregnancy and takes a pharmacy-bought test, the result could potentially be affected and show a false negative. This can happen if the test is taken too early after conception. However, it is likely that a new test taken later in the pregnancy would show a positive result.

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If a woman experiences a denial of pregnancy and takes a test purchased at a pharmacy, can the result be affected (false negative)?

If a woman experiences a denial of pregnancy and takes a pharmacy-bought test, the result could potentially be affected and show a false negative. This can happen if the test is taken too early after conception. However, it is likely that a new test taken later in the pregnancy would show a positive result.