Is it accurate to test pregnancy test stick at night?

Many married women, after noticing that their menstruation has been delayed for a long time, usually wonder if they are pregnant. At this time, the pregnancy test stick can play its role. Pregnancy test sticks are commonly seen by most women as an initial screening test to determine whether one is pregnant. However, many women are not very familiar with pregnancy test sticks and are not sure whether the results of pregnancy test sticks tested at night are accurate?

Are pregnancy tests accurate at night?

If you want to know the accuracy of pregnancy test sticks, you must first understand its detection principle. The basic principle of pregnancy test sticks is to detect the body's "human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)" component to determine whether the body is pregnant, because the human chorionic gonadotropin component in a woman's body will increase during pregnancy. The so-called urine test of the pregnancy test stick uses HCG contained in the urine of pregnant women for testing. If the test is positive, it proves that you are pregnant. It is often recommended to use morning urine for urine testing because morning urine contains the largest amount of HCG and is easy to detect. However, if the woman is already pregnant, her urine will also contain higher levels of HCG. Therefore, as long as the pregnancy test stick or pregnancy test paper is produced by a reliable manufacturer, and the tester properly follows the test process and requirements for testing, non-morning urine can also accurately detect whether the pregnancy is present. In other words, using a pregnancy test stick at night can also accurately test the pregnancy.

How to use pregnancy test sticks

1. The target users of pregnancy test sticks are mostly women of childbearing age who have sex and have basically regular menstruation, and whose menstruation is delayed by about ten days this month.

2. Accurate measurement results The most accurate sample is collected from the first urine excreted in the morning. If you are indeed pregnant, the HCG component in this morning urine is the largest, so the result is the most reliable.

3. Urine should be collected in clean and dry containers to avoid affecting the measurement results.

4. When using, first read the mark and arrow symbol on the pregnancy test stick, as well as the instructions for use on the package. Do not put the incorrect end into the urine, as there is no way to get the result.

5. There is a maximum immersion line marked on the pregnancy test stick. Do not exceed this range, otherwise the accurate measurement result will be invalid.

6. Remove the pregnancy test stick after soaking it for the time indicated on the package and observe the red line on the stick within the valid time of the result. If there are no red lines, the test result is invalid. If there is a small bar (one bar), it means you are not pregnant, and if there is a large bar (two bars), it means you are pregnant.

Based on the above common sense, we can understand that the results of pregnancy test sticks tested at night are also accurate, but testing with morning urine is the most accurate. However, you should understand that the results of pregnancy test sticks are not accurate, and there are cases where testing is prohibited. It is only used as a standard for basic examination. If women want to know whether they are pregnant, it is best to go to the hospital for an HCG test. I wish every woman good physical and mental health.