| There are two types of tests that can
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| | Taking A Urine Test
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| confirm that you are pregnant: blood
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| | It's important to remember you should use
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| pregnancy tests and urine pregnancy
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| | midstream urine for the most accurate
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| tests. All pregnancy tests look for the
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| | result. You should pee a little first
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| pregnancy hormone human chorionic
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| | and then either hold the test stick in
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| gonadotropin (hCG), which is present only
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| | your urine stream or collect urine in a
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| when a woman is pregnant.
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| | cup and hold the stick in the cup for 5 -
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| The pregnancy hormone hCG is produced by
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| | 10 seconds. If you are testing early,
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| the placenta right after the embryo
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| | like right around the time of your missed
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| begins implanting into the uterine
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| | period, remember to hold your urine for
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| lining. The hormone is released in the
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| | at least four hours before you take the
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| urine of a pregnant woman and can be
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| | home pregnancy test.
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| detected by pregnancy tests.
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| | Once you have a positive result on a home
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| Home Pregnancy Tests
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| | pregnancy test, you should contact your
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| Over-the-counter home pregnancy urine
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| | healthcare provider to confirm your
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| tests are easy to find in most drug and
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| | pregnancy with a blood test and a pelvic
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| grocery stores. They differ in
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| | exam.
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| sensitivity, how urine is collected and
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| | Blood Tests To Confirm Pregnancy
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| tested and how the result is displayed.
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| | There are two types of blood tests that
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| If used correctly, most home pregnancy
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| | are available through health care
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| tests claim to be between 97 and 99%
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| | providers. The quantitative blood test
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| accurate. Each test will come with
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| | (also called beta hCG test) measures the
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| specific instructions and many have a
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| | exact amount of the hormone hCG in your
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| hot-line in case you have questions about
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| | blood. This test is very accurate and
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| the test or reading the results.
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| | can pick up very small amounts of the
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| When using a home pregnancy test, it's
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| | pregnancy hormone in your blood. The
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| important not to take it too early in
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| | qualitative blood test will give a
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| your pregnancy or there may not be enough
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| | positive/negative result, similar to a
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| of the pregnancy hormone to produce a
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| | urine test and is not as accurate.
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| positive test. Most urine tests will
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| | Blood tests can detect the hCG hormone
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| give you an accurate result when taken
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| | much earlier than a urine test. A blood
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| around the time you are expecting your
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| | test can tell if you are pregnant six to
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| period. If your urine test comes back
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| | eight days after you ovulate. Recently,
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| negative but a week passes and you have
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| | some manufacturers have introduced urine
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| not gotten your period and/or are still
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| | tests that are more sensitive and can
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| exhibiting signs of pregnancy, take
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| | determine if you are pregnant as early as
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| another urine test or consult your health
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| | six days after you conceive.
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| care provider.
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