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Can an expired pregnancy test give a false negative reading Even if its only 1 year expired?

April 26, 2017expired False negative pregnancy test Reading year

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Can an expired pregnancy test give a false negative reading Even if its only 1 year expired?

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Yes it can. Any pregnancy test can give a false negative (not picking up on the presence of the hormone hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin)) however they will not give a false positive (The hormone will only be there if you are pregnant) An expired pregnancy test will be even less accurate.