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Sometimes, at-home pregnancy tests can give you the wrong result. Here, a doctor explains the science behind why false positive pregnancy tests happen.

Saliva pregnancy tests work in the same way as urine tests work — they use saliva for the detection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in which helps in the detection of pregnancy.

Read the directions on your test to see what to look for. Home pregnancy tests are usually inexpensive and sold over the counter without a prescription. When should I take a pregnancy test?

Home pregnancy tests are convenient and generally reliable, but there can be situations where they show a false positive.

Pregnancy tests work by reacting to the amount of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotrophin, or HCG, in the urine. HCG begins to be produced roughly six days after fertilisation.

An early pregnancy test is designed to indicate pregnancy by detecting a specific hormone in the body. How soon will a pregnancy test read positive? Urine tests are most accurate if you take them ...