How to use pregnancy test strips most accurately

When they suspect they are pregnant, many women like to use pregnancy test strips to test. Pregnancy test strips are very simple and convenient, avoiding the need to queue up at large hospitals. When using pregnancy test strips, you also need to understand some key points to ensure the accuracy of the test. First, you must go to a regular pharmacy to buy such a pregnancy test strip. Secondly, it is best to collect the first urine in the morning, so that the test result will be most accurate.

1. Understanding pregnancy test tools: The most common pregnancy test tools on the market now are pregnancy test sticks and early pregnancy test strips, which are cheap and easy to use. Its working principle is to use the increase of HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) in urine after pregnancy to check whether the pregnancy is present. The two methods of use are slightly different, but the accuracy rate is as high as 90%. The choice of which inspection tool to use is based on personal convenience. Early pregnancy test strips are cheaper and can be considered. (In the picture, the thinner one on top is the pregnancy test paper, and the one on the bottom is the pregnancy test stick).

2. Choose a pregnancy test tool: The accuracy of pregnancy test strips and pregnancy test sticks is almost the same. When choosing, you need to choose a regular product that has not expired and the packaging is intact and undamaged. After making a choice, you can usually detect whether you are pregnant 7-10 days after intercourse (the first morning urine is best). To further improve the accuracy of the test, you can check again 7-10 days after your period is overdue.

3. Collect urine (taking pregnancy test strips as an example). Take a clean container (paper cup/urine cup) to collect urine. To avoid affecting the accuracy of the test, try not to drink too much water before the test, so the first morning urine after getting up is the best.

Fourth, take out the pregnancy test strip. Dip one end of the pregnancy test strip into the urine for 10 seconds, then take it out and hold it horizontally for 1 minute. After one minute, the test results will appear on the test paper, and you can check whether you are pregnant or not.

5. How to use pregnancy test sticks. Most pregnancy test sticks are also tested by immersion, and some are tested by dropping urine on the test area. The techniques are slightly different, but the principles are exactly the same. The displayed results are similar, with two red lines - a positive result indicates pregnancy.

6. The best time to take a pregnancy test. I would like to emphasize again that pregnancy test strips can generally detect pregnancy 7-10 days after intimate activities. In addition, you can pay close attention to whether you have physiological reactions such as breast tenderness, fatigue, drowsiness, nausea, etc. to confirm whether you are pregnant. Discover it early and take necessary measures according to your own conditions.