Pregnancy

No, a Pap smear cannot detect or confirm pregnancy. A Pap smear collects cells from the cervix to check for abnormal changes that could indicate cervical precancer or cancer. A pregnancy test works differently. It looks for human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, in urine or blood. A healthcare professional may notice physical changes that sometimes [...]

A typical urinary tract infection does not usually cause a false-positive pregnancy test. Pregnancy tests detect human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG. The bacteria that cause most UTIs do not produce this hormone. However, rare interference has been reported with some urine pregnancy tests in people with upper urinary tract infections. Because you can be pregnant [...]

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