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bigdaddysaints said

My Mother in Law took one of the at home tests today becuase she was in close contact with someone she knew, it showed positive.
My Father in Law told her not to believe the home tests because they are gov't tests and they are made to show positive. lol. Although my wife was in close contact last week, took 2 of them a couple days apart and both showed negative...
I mean, i don't fully trust any type of home test, when my wife was pregnant, she didn't take the home test word for it, she went and got one from the doctor to verify.

But my father in law would be the first one to believe that a person is guilty if they failed a roadside drug test kit that a cop administered.. But thats a topic for a different thread..lol

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Properly administered I think the home tests are >90% accuracy. But their purpose is so you can avoid going to a medical provider to get a lab test - is that what he is advocating?

Curious, what was the result she went to the doctor? Though I think it's pretty standard for women to follow up a home test with an OB visit to (a) confirm the result and (b) get under the OB's care as being a pregnant patient. You definitely go to the doctor for that because you're going to be carrying a baby for the better part of the next year - it's really not the same as a Covid test where the purpose is (a) help you know you have it so you can mitigate spread and (b) give you a basis to seek treatment if you think you need it.