Early Pregnancy Tests

Early pregnancy tests allow a woman to know that she has become pregnant within two weeks after conception has occurred. Using an early pregnancy test, a woman can know that she is pregnant before she has a missed period.

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Every heterosexual woman knows the anxiety that comes with being “a day late.” Sometimes the anxiety is positive (“Could this finally be happening for us?”), sometimes it is negative (“Oh, no, not now!”). Whatever form the anxiety takes we want early pregnancy test detection that will give accurate results. Some products excellent at early pregnancy test detection. Others, while they may have their own positive attributes, produce little better than random results if used too early in the pregnancy. This article examines two of the more popular tests on the market and how early they can accurately detect a pregnancy. Read the rest of this entry »

Using an early pregnancy test (EPT) can tell you if you are pregnant before you have to go to the doctor.  Using these can be be mind easing or make you even more worried depending on the results.  There is an issue of false positives and false negatives.  Early pregnancy tests (EPT)  usually work the same way by testing the hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) in the morning urine.  This gives you a result within usually seven to ten days after ovulation.  There are usually two formats – Midstream testing and using a test strip.  Whichever you choose, make sure you follow the directions carefully, or you may end up with a false result.  If in doubt at all, please see your doctor for further testing if needed. Read the rest of this entry »

A woman who wants desperately to become pregnant does not want to wait a good 4 weeks or more before seeking confirmation of a probable pregnancy. Such a woman appreciates the availability of early pregnancy tests. She relishes her ability to confirm or refute her probable pregnancy as early as 7 to 8 days after her ovulation. Ovulation is determined by a special test, and the lack of extensive information appropriate early pregnancy tests can impede a couple’s push for quick and easy achievement of conception. Women who are taking fertility drugs might need to look askance at accuracy claims in the pregnancy test kits. Read the rest of this entry »

You are a little uneasy. You have missed your period. Now what? Take a test. But which is the best early pregnancy test on the market? Which is   the most reliable? You have enough to think about….and you want to be sure before you tell anyone, whether you are pleased or not with the concept.  All pregnancy tests are NOT created equal. What you need to know about selecting the best early pregnancy test to fit your needs….. Read the rest of this entry »

Sixty years ago early pregnancy tests seemed like a dream. At that time scientists did not have a firm understanding of the woman’s reproductive system. Then in the late 1940s Georgeanna Jones showed that human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a protein known to be present at the time of pregnancy, came from the placenta. Quickly the scientific community engineered a way to measure the amount of hCG in a female’s body. Refinements to those detection methods paved the way for development of present-day early pregnancy tests. The manufactured kits highlighted the transformation of test devices from an infant stage of development into a mature expression of scientific progress.

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