How to use pregnancy test sticks? Are pregnancy test sticks accurate?

There are many ways to get results for pregnancy tests now, such as pregnancy test sticks, but do you know how to use pregnancy test sticks? If you don't know how, today I will teach you. Let's learn how to use pregnancy test sticks.

1. When using, tear open the aluminum foil bag along the notch and take out the pregnancy test stick.

2. If available, put on the disposable plastic film gloves included in the box, hold one end of the handle of the pregnancy test stick tightly with your thumb, tilt the end with the urine suction hole downward, and note that the observation side of the pregnancy test stick should face downward. Please refer to the instructions for details.

3. Urine towards the urine suction hole on the side of the pregnancy test stick, allowing the urine to pass through the urine suction hole and maintain the urine collection time for 1 to 2 seconds.

Generally speaking, the accuracy of pregnancy test sticks from regular brands is about 85% to 95%. However, pregnancy test sticks are just a self-examination after all, because various environmental reasons or improper use may produce wrong results. You can do self-tests but you cannot blindly trust them.

1. Two red lines appear at the same time. If two purple-red lines appear on the test stick at the same time, and the test area is clear, it is a positive result, indicating pregnancy.

2. Only one red line. If there is only one purple-red band at the control line C and no purple-red band at the test area T, it is negative, indicating no pregnancy.

3. One dark and one light. The mark in the test area T is lighter, and the color of the control line C is darker, which is a weak positive phenomenon, indicating the possibility of pregnancy.

4. There is no red line on the pregnancy test stick. Even if you use a new pregnancy test stick that costs 2 yuan, there will generally be no problem. If there is no purple-red band, it may be that you are wrong or there may be something wrong with the pregnancy test stick.

5. In another case, if only the test area T is displayed and the control line C is not displayed, it also means that the result is invalid.

1. To avoid test errors, it is recommended to test early pregnancy one week after the menstrual period is late, using the first urine in the morning to test. If it is at night, the urine should be in the bladder for more than 4 hours.

2. There is no need to drink more water deliberately to increase urine. Too much water will dilute the hormone level and cause inaccurate test results.

3. In some cases, because the HCG level is too low, even if pregnancy cannot be detected, such as ectopic pregnancy, so if you want to confirm the result, it is best to go to the hospital for examination.

4. Pregnancy test sticks cannot detect ectopic pregnancy, they can only show that you are pregnant.

5. The pregnancy test stick is a disposable item. If there is no result after use, it cannot be used again.