So you feel like your pregnant, been trying but your just not sure. Home pregnancy test kits are a great, affordable way to find out the answer. Home pregnancy test kits are 97 % accurate in telling whether human chorionic gonadotropin (hGC), the pregnancy hormone, , is present in your urine. The thing is, they are accurate, quick, affordable, safe, and private.
How They Work: Pregnancy test kits are for the most part, very easy to use. The kits are designed to test for higher levels of hCG, the pregnancy hormone, in your urine or blood. When the strip is placed in contact with your urine stream, the hCG, if present, will respond with a positive. A positive result will show up as a change in color,symbol, or marking. Results typically appear within 5 minutes or less.
Types Available: There are two different methods to test if you are pregnant of not, Urine and blood. Either test is looking for the same thing, elevated levels hCG, the pregnancy hormone. The urine test can work two different ways. The first is by placing the test strip directly in the urine stream, the second is by collecting the urine in a cup. The blood test must be performed at the doctor's office but does have the advantage of being able to detect a pregnancy earlier, as soon as 6 days following ovulation.
Instructions:
1. You can buy an early-response kit to test on or before the first day of your missed period. However, no test will pick up all pregnancies that early and there are a good chance you will test negative even if you are pregnant. You can expect a more reliable result a few days or even a week later, when the rapidly increasing hormone level is easier to detect.
2. Read the instructions carefully. Different kits sample your urine using different methods. Many kits allow you to use either method, in the stream or in the cup. Whichever you're more comfortable with.
3. You most likely will end up taking several tests over a couple of day period. It is cost effective to by multi-packs. Individual test kits will cost you more in the long run. Be sure your results are clear. It there is any doubt, you will want to test again in a couple of days.
How They Work: Pregnancy test kits are for the most part, very easy to use. The kits are designed to test for higher levels of hCG, the pregnancy hormone, in your urine or blood. When the strip is placed in contact with your urine stream, the hCG, if present, will respond with a positive. A positive result will show up as a change in color,symbol, or marking. Results typically appear within 5 minutes or less.
Types Available: There are two different methods to test if you are pregnant of not, Urine and blood. Either test is looking for the same thing, elevated levels hCG, the pregnancy hormone. The urine test can work two different ways. The first is by placing the test strip directly in the urine stream, the second is by collecting the urine in a cup. The blood test must be performed at the doctor's office but does have the advantage of being able to detect a pregnancy earlier, as soon as 6 days following ovulation.
Instructions:
1. You can buy an early-response kit to test on or before the first day of your missed period. However, no test will pick up all pregnancies that early and there are a good chance you will test negative even if you are pregnant. You can expect a more reliable result a few days or even a week later, when the rapidly increasing hormone level is easier to detect.
2. Read the instructions carefully. Different kits sample your urine using different methods. Many kits allow you to use either method, in the stream or in the cup. Whichever you're more comfortable with.
3. You most likely will end up taking several tests over a couple of day period. It is cost effective to by multi-packs. Individual test kits will cost you more in the long run. Be sure your results are clear. It there is any doubt, you will want to test again in a couple of days.
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