Pregnancy Test: A Complete Guide On How And When To Take Them

Pregnancy comes with the lots of difficult situations and challenges, one is to deciding when to take the pregnancy test and other is how to test pregnancy because one wrong result can cause dangerous for life. Hence, it is very necessary to know analyze when is the perfect time to take the test and how.

Basics of pregnancy test

As soon as the fertilized egg gets attached to the uterine walls in females and linings, a special type of hormone called HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin) forms a part of their urine and is secreted every time they pee. Basically, the home pregnancy kit shows whether HCG is present in your urine or not.

Some females prefer home test while some prefer going to the doctor. In most of the cases, gynaecologist will ask you to go for a blood test to check the pregnancy as it is considered to be more accurate.

Perfect time to take pregnancy test

Many people doesn’t know the correct time for the test as a result they sometime gets incorrect results. The right time to do the test are:

• Never take the test a few days before your periods
• Never take the test on the first day of your missed period
• If you have regular cycle take the test after 2-3 days of your missed period
• Take the test the first time you pee in the morning
• Don’t drink a lot of water/shake and juice before going to test your pregnancy
Symptoms when you should take the test
• If you have sudden feeling that your nerves and muscles being pulled towards the lower end of your pelvic area whenever you get up and stand up after sitting
• If you have Cramping and pain in pelvic area
• If you see few drops of blood while going to the loo
• If your breasts appears extra sensitive to any kind of touch
• If you feel minor pain in your breasts
• If you feel tired all day without doing anything
• Nausea and a sudden feeling of giddiness
• Strange food craving
• Constipation
• Vaginal discharge

How to take urine pregnancy test?

Now a day’s most of the women prefer this method of testing pregnancy. This is the easiest way and the best thing about this test is that you have the result in your hand within a few minutes of taking the test.

How to take pregnancy test at home?

• Take the test the first time you pass the urine
• Collect your urine using your dropper
• Drop 1-2 drop of urine on the kit which is marked for the sample.
• Don’t move the kit too much. Place it nicely on the floor
• Don’t use water and more urine to it
• Wait for a few minutes
• If you see only one pink link it means your test is negative and you are not pregnant.
• If you see a proper and a half line apart from the first two- it means your test results were not accurate
• If tested positive- you must visit your gynaecologist to get a thorough check up done to understanding the stage and development of your embryo

Reasons for false positive pregnancy test result

In many cases, pregnancy tests might give a positive result but are not accurate. The reason behind this could be many:

• Many women see a surge in their HCG levels during their premenopausal days
• If you are on some strong pills and drugs like anti-depressants etc
• If your urine contain blood or protein
• HCG might be released from your pituitary gland

Reasons for false negative pregnancy test result

There are many reasons why you might get a false negative pregnancy test result. Some of them are :

• If the test are taken at the wrong time of the day
• If the test is taken too early before the next period
• Expired test kit
• Consumed too much of fluid before taking the test
• If you are on strong medication

Blood tests can detect pregnancy

We all are familiar with that blood test is more accurate then the urine test. But you can’t get the instant result in the blood test because it take one or two days time to come the result.

Frequently asked questions

1. When is the perfect time to take a pregnancy test morning or night?

The best time to take the pregnancy test at home is morning. It should be the first time you pee in the morning when you wake up. It is also recommended not to pee at night. Not going to the washroom at night allows the HCG level to be higher and easily detected. Although doing the tests in the afternoon has also shown positive results, but it is recommended to do test the first time after you get up in the morning.

2. When to take a pregnancy test after a missed period ?

For the most correct results, it is recommended to wait until the week after you have missed your periods. Or else, if you don’t want to wait until you miss your monthly cycle, do the test after waiting for one to two week after you have had sex. If you are pregnant then your body take some time to detect the HCG.

3. When to take a pregnancy test with irregular periods?

In case you are having irregular periods, start counting 36 days from the last start of your periods or four weeks from the last time you had sex. In case you are pregnant, this is the best time when HCG levels would be detected from your body.