Home pregnancy test reliability

Many women who are making a pregnancy test are wondering about the home pregnancy test reliability.

Therefore, if you wish to make a home pregnancy test, the following paragraphs might give you some useful information on the "home pregnancy test reliability" topic.

Today, urine pregnancy tests which can easily be made at home, already supply fairly reliable results on the second day after the non-appearance of the period. These tests detect the existence of beta HGC (beta human chorionic gonadotrophin), a hormone which is responsible for the production of oestrogens and gestagens in the ovary. The step-by-step instructions inform about the procedure and should be read very carefully.

Home pregnancy tests are available in most pharmacies and chemist's shops. The home pregnancy test reliability is indicated with 90 - 98 per cent, but it can still be higher, if the early pregnancy is more advanced.

Uncertain test results

The occurrence of false test results is also possible of course. The reasons for this might be a wrong handling of the test, old or wrongly stored tests, certain medication (hormones etc.)

If the result is negative, although the woman is pregnant: In this case, the test might have been carried out too early, when the HCG concentration in the urine was not high enough to be detected.

The test is positive, but the woman is not pregnant (anymore): It happens quite often that the fertilization and an embedding of the egg cell have taken place, but that the progeny does not develop properly and is pushed off with bleedings similar to the period. In most cases, the woman does not even notice that she is pregnant, sometimes, the period is only a little delayed.

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