How to use a pregnancy test
How to use a pregnancy test
A pregnancy test is a biochemical systemdetermination of the concentration of chronic gonadotropin in a woman's body. Based on this, the home test can determine the fact of pregnancy with a 98 percent accuracy. But, so that the result is not false, you need to use the test correctly.
You will need
- - Two pregnancy tests.
Instructions
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Pregnancy test should be done ifthe menstruation is delayed. Better on the seventh day after the expected date of its beginning. Despite the result of the test, do one more week after the first. Often buy two tests from different manufacturers, so that one excludes the error of the other.
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Test buy in any pharmacy convenient for you. As a rule, every pharmacy has a wide range of tests, and all of them are sold without a doctor's prescription. Before using the test, be sure to read the instructions. The full text of the instruction is inside the package, the abbreviated one is printed directly on the dough box.
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Note that all home testsdetermine the concentration of the hormone chronic gonadotropin (hCG) solely in urine. In the laboratory, pregnancy tests are performed based on the concentration of hCG in the blood. This test is highly sensitive. That's why when you go to a women's consultation about an alleged pregnancy, they immediately take blood for analysis.
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According to the instructions,necessary for the test. Usually for this it is necessary either to hold the test under a stream of urine, or to immerse in pre-collected urine for 2-3 minutes, although sometimes 30 seconds are enough. Important: Urine should be used in the morning, collected immediately after awakening! After contact with the urine, it is recommended to wait 10 minutes for the biochemical indicators to work.
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Some types of tests, such as a tablet orThe tank works a little differently. To use the flatbed test in each of its windows, drip a drop of your urine. To apply the reservoir test, collect urine in the reservoir of the test system. Both these types of tests are considered more progressive, more accurate and sensitive, but they are more expensive.
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The pregnancy test, usually, has 2 indicatorsin the form of strips. The first bar means that the biochemical indicators have worked and this test is suitable for use. The second bar indicates pregnancy. Absence of the second strip means that you are not pregnant, the absence of the first one - that the test is spoiled and not suitable for use.
