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Re: pregnancy tests

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 May 2001 20:06:27 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 31 May 2001, Erin wrote: >
>I breastfed my son until 5 weeks ago. How soon should HCG be out of my
>system so that I could trust a urine pregnancy test to be accurate?
>
>Thanks!

It should be gone by 4-5 weeks after delivery. Breastfeeding and HCG are not related. HCG is produced by the placenta. Once it is gone, you just have to clear the HCG that is in your blood.

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