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Are All Pregnancy Tests The Same?
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There is an overwhelming selection of pregnancy tests at the market. Some say they work up to 5 days before your missed period, and some say they work on the first day of your missed period. They pretty much look the same to me. The only difference is the price. Are store brands the same thing as the high priced big-name brands?
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Monday 15th of March 2010 07:55:57 AM
hello there, and I think the best way to make a test is look by the days your period is delayed, most of the tests are pretty much the same, they can give you the test in the first missed day or some days before you even miss your period but the chances of get a not right result are bigger, so what is the recomendation, wait at least a week of delay to pick up a test. hope it will help.
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Wednesday 24th of March 2010 06:38:56 AM
Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com offers two varieties of reliable, early-detection pregnancy tests: the pregnancy test strip (the same style of test used in clinics) and the midstream test (the same style sold in drugstores). All pregnancy tests are over 99% accurate.
To use the test strip, simply fill a container with urine and dip the test strip in the container in a vertical position. Your results appear within five minutes. To use the midstream test, simply take the cap off the test stick, hold it in your stream of urine for at least 7 seconds, and re-apply the cap. In two to five minutes, you have your results!
Both tests are capable of detecting human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG (a hormone present in women's urine during pregnancy) at levels of just 20 mIU/ml/hCG. That means you can begin testing accurately as early as six to eight days after conception - well before your first missed period.
If you are fertility charting, and you know your ovulation date, you may begin testing as early as 7-10 DPO (days past ovulation) when the hCG level in urine will, on average, reach 20 mIU/ml. We recommend using a first-morning urine sample as this will contain the highest concentration of hCG.
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Wednesday 31st of March 2010 12:14:49 PM
All tests measure the amount HCG in your urine. The "5 day earlier" tests are more sensitive to HCG. All of the tests on the market have minimal differences in their sensitivity which is really only a concern if you haven't had your period yet. The further along the pregnancy the higher the HCG levels and the less sensitivity required to detect it. If you are very early and questioning the lower-priced brands, ask yourself if you will end up buying another test if the one you take comes out positive/negative - depending on weather you want to be pregnant or not. If you don't have faith in them, then it is not cost effective to purchase more than one to verify the results.
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