Between the blue dyes, pink dyes, smilies, words, and midstream or cup variations of a "pee stick", it's hard to choose the right one.
What should you look for in a HPT?
It's commonly known that blue dye tests are notorious for false positives. Pink dyes have been known to give good, early, reliable results. Digitals are more expensive and also have been said to have a harder time detecting a pregnancy early on.
Don't just look for the price tag, but don't think you have to buy the most expensive on the market. You can find good reliable tests, yes, even generic, for a price that wont hurt.
You can also choose between midstream tests or the kind where you pee in a cup and dip the test. The more popular is midstream, but you can purchase the dip tests online for quite a good price break. Check Amazon or Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com.
What makes them all different?
As your hCG increases with pregnancy, so do the chances of picking up the hormones on the test strip. Many brands can detect a pregnancy at different points and some are more sensitive than others.
Here's a wonderful chart from Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com
As you can see, the numbers can vary greatly. The higher the number, the harder it is to detect the hormones early on.
FMU, HPT, POAS, PIAC, what does it mean!?
There are many acronyms when it comes to this subject.
FMU= First Morning Urine. It's recommended to use your urine first thing in the morning because it's the most concentrated and will have the highest hormone level.
HPT= Home Pregnancy Test, both midstream and dip tests.
POAS= Pee On A Stick, commonly known as mid-stream tests. These are the ones with the plastic body and tip that is used to catch urine, also comes with a reading window.
PIAC= Pee In A Cup, these tests are for the ovulation tests and home pregnancy tests that you dip into a cup of collected urine. *NOTE you do not dip it in the toilet*
The dip tests are generally cheaper and you can buy in bulk fairly well, both Amazon and Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com will have great options.
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Note the chart stating the percentage chance of you getting a positive test at a specific number of DPO (Days Past Ovulation). Testing early will increase your chances for a negative, remember to be prepared for it being too early.
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I would recommend staying away from the 10miu tests on early-pregnancy-tests.com. My batch of 15 tests all gave horrible evap lines within the 10 minute time frame.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of First Response Early Result test because they give very clear negatives and positives in my experience. When I see two lines I like to back it up with the Clear Blue Easy Digital for two reasons: I like to see the word "pregnant", and DH likes the digital readout(rather than looking for lines).
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