Are home pregnancy tests any good.....?

Question

I was just wondering if going to the doctor or nearest clinic will be the same most likely as the home pregnancy tests that I have taken over the past couple of days???
Any past experiences and etc....

I am 12 dpo and my cycle is suppose to come the end of this week if it is coming.
Just a little anxious.
Please help...Serious answers only.

Thanks, my hubby and I have been trying for 6 months that is why I am asking. I dont want to waste money on going to the doctor if the home tests are saying negative.

Answer 1

Quantative blood tests can detect pregnancy earlier than hpts since they quantify the actual level of the pregnancy hormone HcG. Qualitative blood tests are just as accurate as hpts.

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Answer 2

Yea they are all good whether they cost a dollar or 20 dollars. I found out i was pregnant 7 full days before my period was due with the tests "answer" and "clearblue easy".

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How soon can I test? Well, first you gotta know how the test works. Briefly: the home pregnancy test (HPT) works by detecting a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG.) When an egg is fertilized, it takes about 6 to 12 days to implant in the uterus, and then it begins to secrete hCG. It takes another day or two for enough hCG to build up and make its way into your pee. So, generally speaking, the earliest you can expect a positive HPT is 8 days past ovulation ("DPO") and the latest would be about 16 DPO. It is possible to get a positive test earlier or later, but not as common. In my experience, if you use a sensitive "early" test (anything that detects 25 mIU/mL of hCG or less) you can test around 12-14 DPO and feel reasonably secure with your results (the later you test, the more secure you can feel in its accuracy.)

If you do not chart or monitor your fertility in any way, and you think you may have conceived, you should wait 19 days (or longer) after having sex to test. Why 19?! Sperm can live approximately 5 days in the proper environment; if the sperm managed to live until you popped an egg, the actual conception could have taken place several days after the sex act that got the sperm there. To make sure you're not testing too early, assume the sperm had very long lives (5 days is considered a very long sperm life) and that conception occurred then. Then allow 14 days for the embryo to implant and develop enough hCG to show up on a pregnancy test (96% of pregnant women will test positive by then.)

Note: some HPT's say "test 5 days before your period is due!" or some such thing. Please note they are assuming a textbook 28-day cycle, with ovulation on Day 14. "5 days before your period is due" thus really "translates" to 10 DPO.

Essentially, you should remember that your high school biology textbook was WRONG. NOT all women have 28-day cycles and NOT all women ovulate on Day 14. For more info on this type of thing, see the Fertility Info section.

Here's an example. This is the textbook-perfect 28-day cycle with ovulation occurring on day 14 (in pink.) 10 DPO and later are reasonable days for testing (in green.) This is the cycle the HPT companies have in mind when they say "test 5 days before your period is due!"



Well, not everyone's body works this way. Here's another 28-day cycle-- but this one has ovulation occurring a little bit later, still well within the normal range. Watch what happens to your (green) testing opportunities!



All of a sudden, "5 days before your period is due!" is way too early for you to expect a positive test! (I tend to ovulate later myself, so by the time the "gold standard" of testing at 14 DPO is applicable, my period is already 3 days late! I needed to use an "early detection" test on the first day of my missed period. A "regular" test would probably have been negative-- even though my daughter is living proof that I was, indeed, pregnant ;)

Of course, it works in reverse, too. If you're an early ovulator, you're lucky! Check it out:



In this scenario, you could test even sooner than 5 days before your expected period.

Ultimately, it's important to remember that implantation is a variable thing. You may be able to detect a pregnancy very early on, but then again, you may not! If you can't, don't despair.

Answer 3

I don't know for sure what the doctor's use, but I think they do test your urine, same as home pregnance tests. I do know that home tests are pretty accurate. If they are wrong it will be more likey to be a false negative, but if it says you're pregnant, you're pregnant. They detect a certain hormone, and if it's too early they might not pick it up yet, but if it's there, it's there. I was about 4 weeks when I took mine and got a positive result, but they say now you can get accurate results ten days after a missed period. Good luck, whichever way you're hoping for!

Answer 4

I only went to the health branch some weeks in the past for a being pregnant attempt, and that they had me take a urine attempt. At abode I took a Walgreen's form attempt and a first reaction attempt, and both were given an rather faint 2d line. The nurse reported their attempt is in between both so a ways because the point of hcg they attempt for, and that i have been given an same effect there, the 2d line truly confirmed up, yet they shown it as a favorable. Later in the week, I took my 2d First reaction attempt and it confirmed up 2 darkish lines instantly. i'm no longer certain if this allows in any respect, yet a blood attempt is def the most precise.

Answer 5

The pee stick tests that docs use are the same as First Response HPT. I understand why you are anxious. We tried for 2 years, 11 months and I have spent a FORTUNE on the tests! Don't test until your period is at least 3 days late so you don't waste $ on a test. good luck

Answer 6

Home preg tests are good as long as it is used accurately. You should use the first urine of the day (early morning urine) this will be the most effective specimen to use. Get the sample midway in your urinating. Goodluck

Answer 7

home preg tests do work. just make sure that when you get a positive or think you are pregnant but cant get a positive on the tests no matter how many you take go docotr.

Answer 8

dear hometest with pregnocard is very accurate but still i suggest to visit ur doc near by ,and dont think its an expense rather its an investment for ur new arrival.........best luck