Lesson 2- Pregnancy Tests

Now that you have waited the couple of weeks until it is about time for your period, you will be able to take a pregnancy test.

There are a few you can choose from at the store, many of which like you to wait until you have a missed period, but there are a couple that let you take the test up to 5 days before your missed period date. I have used one of these tests before, and it did work. I bought two though and made sure on the day of the missed period.

Either way these tests are looking for the pregnancy hormone, hCg. The best time of the day to take the test is in the morning, that is when it will have the strongest appearance in your urine.

Once you take the test you will have a better idea of whether or not you are pregnant but you still can not be 100% sure. There are very few occasions but it does happen when you get a false positive, and more often than that you will get a false negative.

After you take the test the best thing to do if it is positive is to call the doctor or go to a local care net organization (check www.care-net.org for those in your area) they perform free testing. You will need a blood test and later on a sonogram to really say you are pregnant.

If the test is negative you should wait until your missed period and a few days after, due to stress and over exercising you could be missing your period for a different reason. If you still are not getting your period, call the doctor or take another test.

Either way congratulations on finding out if you are pregnant.

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