There are a variety of different early pregnancy test types that can be used to find out pregnancy earlier than traditional pregnancy tests. The most common early pregnancy test used by women currently is the home pregnancy testing kit. These tests can be purchased from drug stores and pharmacies and are a reliable form of early pregnancy test. A home pregnancy kit usually admits to be at least 97 percent accurate.
It is highly impossible that a positive result from an early pregnancy test would prove to be false. These home pregnancy kits, however, are not as accurate if you use them less than one week after a missed period. This is because the levels of hCG in the urine are diluted for the first few days of pregnancy and this can lead to hCG not being traced by some of the early pregnancy test kits.
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There are numerous brands of early pregnancy test kit available on the market, and these tests constantly strive to detect smaller amounts of hCG in a woman’s urine. It is still most accurate, in fact, to use a pregnancy test kit around a week after your period is missed. If you have a negative result, however, you can always redo the test with another early pregnancy test a week later to double-check the result. Doing so will allow the hCG levels to have risen to a level where they are sure to be detected by the early pregnancy test kit. The ideal time to use an early pregnancy test kit is right away in the morning when the urine has built up over night.
Doctors and other health professionals can do a blood test to conduct an early pregnancy test. This blood test can be performed much earlier than a home pregnancy test kit. Indeed, this pregnancy test can be done one week after ovulation, which is about a week before your period is due, and still provide accurate results. The accuracy of a blood test used for an early pregnancy test can be at least ninety nine percent. Of course, it is vital to perform another early pregnancy test if the first was negative and you still have not had a period a week later. Your doctor will also take into consideration any other factors that may lead to you missing a period before another pregnancy test is recommended. Sometimes, there can be mistakes made by the testing lab which affect the result of the early pregnancy test and it is worth doing a retest if there is any doubt over the accuracy of the test result.
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