Pregnancy Test Accuracy: First Response
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How Accurate Are Home Pregnancy Tests?
Asked by D.S. from San Francisco
on September 12, 2008
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I'm a week late (now 8 days) for my period. But the First Response home test (not the digital but the one with the lines) clearly says I'm not pregnant. My husband and...
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- The pregnancy tests are accurate. But if you are experiencing any anxiety about it just go to your OB and have them order a blood test. It is really fast and simple.
- I haven't had the experience of a false negative. I would think that would be the case if you were testing too early and are in fact pregnant. However, the 24 day cy...
- Those tests are pretty darned accurate. The changing cycles are typical as we get "older," and, unfortunately, a sign of decreasing fertility. Best thing to do is star...
What Is the Most Accurate Pregnancy Test??
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on October 28, 2008
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i am pretty sure i am pregnant but i dont know which test to buy. i was going to buy the first response but then i heard it gives FALSE positives! anyone had this happ...
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- I think most planned parenthoods give free pregnancy tests. Or you pay based on your income level.
- Planned Parenthood :) <<< From someone who's only had medical one year out of the last 6...and not all 12 months concurrently!
- Just make sure you are at the time of your missed period. They all work if you wait till then. If you try to test early, it's hit and miss if they'll pick it up. I'...
Where do I get a more accurate pregnancy test?
Asked by J.D. from Detroit
on June 11, 2008
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I suspect that I'm pregnant for a whole lot of reasons but none of the 6 pregnancy tests that I've taken has turned out to be positive. Are there any tests that work ...
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- Not to criticize, but Lacy is wrong. They are not all the same. They all have different sensitivities to the hormone your body produces while you're pregnant. Generall...
- I used EPT with both of my children and they seemed to work great. Good luck to you.
- go to the dr and get a blood test... Thats the definate...
Pregnancy Tests
Asked by D.D. from New York
on November 5, 2008
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Could you please offer some opinions on this. It is driving me crazy. My husband and I are ttc. My period is due tomorrow. By chance I had a doctor's appointment l...
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- If it's only one day before you were expecting your period, then there is a chance that the hormones or whatever they're testing didnt build up enough YET to show up o...
- Many of the new pregnancy tests are very sensitive and will measure low levels of HcG. That is why they are now advertised that you can tell up to 5 days before your ...
- Believe it or not, the test you purchase at CVS are more sensitive than the doctors office. However, the blood test is truly the only conclusive test. Good luck an...
Ovulation Tests
Asked by H.J. from Lawton
on July 10, 2010
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My husband and I decided to start trying for another child. has anyone used first response ovulation tests?
I have been using them for the bast 2 weeks. ANd it has to...
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- I have used them...but mostly out of curiosity because I've always had pretty strong indicators of ovulation. There are A LOT of things that can interefere with thi...
- you probably need to go in for a check up. you need to be ovulating correctly to get pregnant and since you havent had a period...your cycle is off. i used the digital...
- Well I just used an ovulation kit this last month. It said it would show me the two days when I can get pregnant (ovulating) and it did. There were two days where it w...
Early Pregnancy Tests
Asked by M.D. from Philadelphia
on March 29, 2010
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I think I'm pregnant. I have two children (3yrs and 12 months) so I recognize some of the signs/symptoms. There was a very good chance that I could have gotten pregn...
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- You could be pregnant. I did a pregnancy test on oct 31st and it was negative. when i did it again on the 5th of november which was five days later it came up positive...
- Every woman is different, and you may not have a high enough dose of the hormone yet. Also the test says it is only like 80 something percent accurate 5 days early. I ...
- Hello Mary-beth, When I was pregnant with my son, I took first response early test one day before my period and it came back positive! Good luck
Expired Pregnancy Test--accurate?
Asked by S.J. from Milwaukee
on January 30, 2008
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Hi, ladies. To my great delight, I just got a positive pregnancy test (Clear Blue Easy, plus/minus, not with morning urine, about three days late for period). Howeve...
Ovulation Tests?????
Asked by C.A. from Wichita
on November 5, 2009
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I am wondering if any of you have had any good or bad experiance with those ovulation tests. Which brands have you tried etc.....Have you tried them after birth contro...
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- I was very reluctant to use the ovulation sticks. I always thought that you should just be able to make a baby (uhhhh...) the old fashioned way unless you had any fer...
- The depo shot really messed me up too. The ovulation sticks allow you to find out if you are indeed ovulating or not. I was not, and ended up going to a dr that help...
- Your hormones are obviously out of whack, something I suffered from from about age 15 to about age 42, when my chiropractor/kinesiologist determined that I had a hormo...
False-Negative Pregnancy Tests
Asked by L.D. from Chicago
on June 25, 2008
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Hi everyone! My hubby and I have been trying to conceive baby #2 for about 7 months now. My cycle is like a clock - I always have spotting the day before my period i...
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- I would wait 3 days and test again with first morning urine, most tests don't require it but it does have the highest concentration of HCG. The best test that I've...
- YOu probably are pg but the tests only show up to 20 ml of HCG and most only show 25 HCG levels. You would need a blood test from a dr office to confrim you hcg level...
- According to consumer reports, first response is the most accurate of all the tests on the market. I have tried most of them and I think that is true. There are milli...
How Reliable Are the Pregnancy Tests from the Dollar Tree Store?
Asked by S.T. from Kansas City
on September 5, 2011
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in your opinion, are they as reliable as the name brand ones? i have posted a couple of tiems in the past couple weeks about being worried I may be preggo, even though...
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- Yes. They use the same stuff to test the hormones. I got a positive 4 days before my period!
- Yes they have been accurate for me with all 4 pregnancies these are the only type I will buy,then once I reach a positive I will have a blood test ordered to confirm.Y...
- when i was finishing up my ectopic pregancy and they were following my level down to 0, i decided to do a little science experiment with these tests. (i used them to ...
