i know it sounds silly, but they are really expensive....does anyone know if there is a difference??
2006-12-06 05:46:30 · 9 answers · asked by SNAP! 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
there is no difference you are paying for the name when you buy the more expensive ones, they are all FDA regulated so they have to work about the same or exactly the same in order to be able to be put on the market, I think that the dollar store ones actually are a bit more sensitive at detecting the HCG hormone than some of the more expensive ones, best of luck to you hun I wish you well :)
2006-12-06 06:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ones from the dollar store are just as reliable and sometimes even more so than the expensive ones. For example, the ept certainty test can only measure pregnancy hormone levels above 100 but the dollar store tests can measure 25 and sometimes even lower. I use them and the dollar store ovulation tests and have never had a problem.
2006-12-06 13:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by jilldaniel_wv 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surprisingly, cheap tests purchased at dollar stores or on the Internet are often more sensitive and reliable than expensive store brands. HPT's are like soda: very cheap to make, and marked up quite a bit for retail.
http://www.peeonastick.com
They are all the same, the only difference is the price.
Don't let anyone fool you that the dollar store tests don't work cause they do.
2006-12-06 14:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no theres no difference! I took 2 hpt's from wal-mart at 10$ a piece and they were both neg. and then i took 2 dollar store tests and they were pos. I went and took another hpt test 4 days later and it was pos. I had a blood test done and yup im pregnant 11.4 weeks now....I took dollar store tests and they were right :) GOODLUCK!!
2006-12-06 13:51:01 · answer #4 · answered by jess_n_flip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did this time around..and once I got a positive result ... I went out and bought one of the digital tests just to be sure & sure enough I was in deed pregnant!! GOOD LUCK
2006-12-06 13:50:04 · answer #5 · answered by mommyof372802 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used one from the dollar store, and it gave me the same positive result as the one from walgreens.
2006-12-06 13:49:45 · answer #6 · answered by One Race The Human Race 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think they are any different, they are just as good as the Store Brand ones
2006-12-06 13:51:02 · answer #7 · answered by shareneglaze 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are at your period time, then it is as affective. I used them with my last pregnancy and they said positive. And guess what, I am now 32 weeks with a boy. I believe they work.
2006-12-06 13:50:00 · answer #8 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I used them for my last child and they were accurate for me. Postive everytime, no matter how often i checked. Haha.
2006-12-06 13:54:13 · answer #9 · answered by mktk401 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋