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Re: PREGNANCY: Missed Pills - Possible Pregnancy???
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 9 Jun 2008 12:14:40 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks for your response Sharon. I went to the website and ordered some
tests. They sure are cheaper than buying them at the store!!!
Thanks again
At Sun, 8 Jun 2008, Sharon wrote:
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>I am not so sure that you are pregnant, however you might consider the
>following HPT tests due to sensitivity levels. If you are truly
>concerned I would make an appointment with my OB for a hCG check.
>
>Sensitivity Chart
>Pregnancy Test Brand Sensitivity (or the hCG threshold at which a
>positive result is indicated). The lower the number, the higher the
>test sensitivity.
>Early Pregnancy Tests.com
># 1 Sensitivity 20 mIU/hCG (to purchase click here)
>Answer Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU/hCG
>Confirm 1-Step 25 mIU/hCG
>Equate 25 mIU/hCG
>First Response Early Results Test 25 mIU/hCG
>One Step Be Sure Pregnancy Test 25 mIU/hCG
>Walgreen Digital 25 mIU/hCG
>e.p.t. Home Pregnancy Test 40 mIU/hCG
>e.p.t. Certainty Digital Test 40 mIU/hCG
>Fact Plus Pregnancy Test 40 mIU/hCG
>Clearblue Digital 50 mIU/hCG
>Dollar Store Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU/hCG
>Target Brand 50 mIU/hCG
>WalMart Brand 50 mIU/hCG
>Walgreens 100 mIU/hCG
>
>When it comes to interpreting the tests, there are a few important keys
>to increasing accuracy and early-detection. These include:
>1. Use first morning urine. Why? Because FMU will contain the highest
>amount of hCG. This means you can receive an accurate result sooner!
>
>2. Hold your urine: If you need to test in the afternoon or evening,
>don't flush your body with liquids or urinate before testing. Hold your
>urine as long as (comfortably) possible. This way the hCG in the urine
>will not be diluted. This is a good alternative if you want to re-test
>or if you cannot use FMU.
>
>3. Adhere to the test reaction time! If you go to Drugstore.com or any
>product review site, you will find many women complaining about false
>positive pregnancy tests. Actually, a false positive pregnancy test is
>quite rare. What may be happening here is that the test user is trying
>to read the test after the given reaction time specified by the
>manufacturer. The fact is, every test has a time interval that must be
>respected, typically between five and ten minutes. Any result
>determined after the reaction time should be disregarded or considered
>"invalid". Why? Two reasons. The first is that a test will become
>increasingly more sensitive over time and may indicate a very faint test
>line based on naturally levels of hCG (present in non-pregnant women and
>even men!). Second, sometimes the chemical composition of urine will
>cause a ghost line or evaporation line. Typically colorless, an
>evaporation line will only appear well after the given reaction time of
>the test. In other words, if you see an evaporation line, you should
>not be looking at the test anyway! In other words, if you see a ghost
>line, this is not a false positive, as the test reaction time has passed
>and the any result should be considered not valid.
>
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