Do You Have Any Doubt About Pregnancy Tests And Pregnancy Test Kit?

This article will help you to clear all your doubts regarding pregnancy, pregnancy tests and pregnancy test kit.

The fertilized egg implants itself to the internal lining of the uterine wall cavity and after this placenta formation takes place. The placenta now starts secreting unique hormone called as HCG (Human Chrionic Gonadotrophin). The secretion of this hormone starts 4-6 days after the first period is missed, but the number of days can vary. There is pregnancy test kit available to detect this hormone.

There are varieties of pregnancy test kit available and all of them contain any one of the two pregnancy tests.

1. Pregnancy test kit that tests urine.
2. Pregnancy test kit that tests blood.

What is home/urine pregnancy test kit?

The home/ urine pregnancy test kit is available at any drug dealer shop. This is the easiest way to find out whether you are pregnant or not. Home pregnancy test guarantees privacy so that no one can know about your pregnancy if you do not want anyone to know. Besides this the home pregnancy test is hygienic and clean.

What is pregnancy test kit?

The pregnancy test kit contains test strips on which a chemical is present that detects the presence of HCG hormone in the urine. Some pregnancy test kit has two lines and some display yes or no message. Before buying the home pregnancy test kit, make sure that the kit is within its validity period because the expired pregnancy test kit will not give proper result. It will be cheaper to buy urine pregnancy test kit in bulk rather than on retail basis.

How Does Urine Pregnancy Test Work?

Each manufacturer gives clear instructions on how to use the pregnancy test kit and following them is important because any wrong procedure can give incorrect result. Some pregnancy test kit may instruct you to urinate directly on the test strip and some tell you to dip the strip in the urine sample or put 2-3 drops on the test strip. If you are pregnant, as soon as you put urine drops on the test strip, the lines on test strip will change their color and if the strip indicates sign then it will show positive sign. If you are not pregnant, then negative sign will be displayed.

Which is the Best Urine Sample?

Any time urine cannot be used to perform pregnancy test. Before carrying out the test, it is important to know which sample is the best urine sample that you can use to get correct result. HCG requires time to get accumulate in the urine and so the best urine sample is the first morning urine. First morning urine contains concentrated amount of HCG. If the test is carried out at any other time of the day, then do not urinate 4-5 hours before carrying out the test. It is also important that you should not drink lot of water before performing the test as it can affect the accuracy of the result.