by Unwirklich VinZant

Created on: October 31, 2009

The symptoms are there, the anticipation is there, and you're there, standing in front of an entire shelf of pregnancy tests. You're thinking to yourself, "Uhhhhhh!" along with a jumble of "Which one," "What if it's inaccurate," "Damn, these are expensive" and a
lovely slosh of doubt and confusion.

This is important. Whether you get to have your end-of-the-day wine or not hinges on this test - oh, well, and if you're going to bring another life into the world. Either way, you're wishing you read this article about the accuracy EPT pregnancy tests.

How pregnancy tests work:

Pregnancy tests detect hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) levels in urine. hCG is a hormone created by the body during pregnancy, and is never present otherwise. This is why it is often called the "pregnancy hormone." hCG level peeks at about 8 weeks pregnant but are present as early as 6 days after conception. The longer you wait the more accurate test results are, however it is possible to test as soon as hCG is present. Taking medicaltions or birth control pills will not effect pregnancy tests, unless of course your medication contains hCG.

EPT pregnancy tests are just that, pretty much error proof tests. They are 99% accurate when directions are followed properly, and easy to use. The EPT brand currently manufacturs three types of EPT tests. Digital EPT tests, Early Response and +/- EPT tests. In my experience the +/- are cheaper and just as easy to read, but for fairness sake I'll cover both. All EPT pregnancy tests are proven to detect the smallest ammoun of hCG possible. (20 mIU/ml) What level of hCG a tets detects will be posted on the packaging.

+/- pregnancy test:

Instructions:

Simply remove cap, hold tip under urine for 5 seconds and wait around 2 painstaking minutes for a + or - to appear.

Of course, + is for pregnant, and - is for not pregnant. Seems pretty cut and dry to me. The biggest error that is made with the EPT pregnancy test is to take it too early, resulting in inaccurate results.

Average price: $10 for one or 15$ for two found just about everywhere.

Digital pregnancy test:

Instructions:Again, remove cap place stick under urine stream for around 5 seconds, but this time wait about 3 minutes and a digital unmistakeable "pregnant" or "not pregnant" will appear on the screen. Sometimes however, this brand will show results almost instantly. I've used all three types and had
results show in about 45 seconds with all three, plus the results take about 24 hours to fade away. So if you

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