While I was at the pharmacy the other day, I had a patient approach me with some concern about her pregnancy test. Apparently her test told her she was pregnant while the blood test at her doctor's office said she was not! Home pregnancy tests (HPT) are 97% accurate so how in the world could a patient end up with a positive result on the HPT, but get a negative outcome at her doctor's office (this is called a false positive)?
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