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Home Pregnancy Tests

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We have compiled a list of the best home pregnancy tests on the market and how each one compares. Using home pregnancy tests now mean you can find out if you are pregnant days before your period is missed! And many are 99% accurate, which means unless performed incorrectly, you are either positively pregnant, or negatively not!

PREGNANCY TEST PICTURES -EVAP LINES, POSITIVES, NEGATIVES, FALSE POSITIVES, ETC.

If however you do take a test and it delivers a negative reading, but you feel sure you are "with child, an expecting mother, knocked up, prego's, have a bun in the oven, etc." wait a few days and test again. If still the reading is negative, contact your physician or midwife and see if you can schedule a pregnancy blood test. This is the single most effective method in determining if indeed you are pregnant.

A pregnancy blood test checks to see if the hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) levels are present, and if so, how present?!? The amount of hCG determines how far along you are. If the home pregnancy test was negative and you are pregnant, you tested too soon, and may not be as far along as you think. Possibly you got your dates wrong, or possibly you ovulated later this month than predicted. Either way, you will have a better idea of exactly how pregnant you really are by having the blood work done.

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Comparison Chart

Home Pregnancy Tests

Name of Test

*Rating

(1 worst - 5 best)

Reason for Rating

Answer 4 Cheap, pretty reliable, have had complaints but many success stories as well
First Response (6 days sooner) 2 Will give early results, but have gray lines that are confusing
First Response (old) 3 Occasional evaps/ false positives
E.P.T. 4 Results show quickly, occasional evaps
Dollar Tree 4 Rare evaps, early detection, cheap
Confirm Clearly 1 FALSE POSITIVES
Clear Blue Easy 4 Lines can be very faint, shows faint lines earlier than 4 weeks.
Clear Blue Easy Digital 5 Very accurate, and can test early (5 days early)
Equate 2 FALSE POSITIVES, some women have had success with these though...
Early-pregnancy-tests.com 4 Cheap, accurate, rare evaps, can order in bulk
Shoppers Drug Mart Life Brand 1 FALSE POSITIVES & FALSE NEGATIVES
Dollar Tree 5 No evaps, early detection, cheap, accurate
Life Brand 1 FALSE NEGATIVES
Target 1 FALSE NEGATIVES
Walgreens Early Result Iverness Brand 1 FALSE POSITIVES
Walgreens Digital 1 FALSE POSITIVES
99 Cent Store 5 Cheap, effective, works very quickly
Wondfo Early Result 4 Cheap and accurate

***As the owner of The Pregnancy Health Center, I am also a mom. I used Early-pregnancy-tests.com's home pregnancy tests, and got a positive 3 days before I got a positive on the more expensive store brands. For me, it was nice to know early.

*Rating on a scale of 1-5. 1 being the worst, 5 being the best.

Clear Blue Easy Digital

Rank: 5

"Clear Answer"

-Shannon

Walgreens Digital

Rank: 5

"Positive result in about 40 seconds."

-Kim

Equate

Rank: 1

"False Negative"

-Helen

Clear Blue Easy

Rank: 4

"Showed right away but tells you even if one line is faint in color you are still most likely pregnant"

-Melissa

Target

Rank: 1

"False Positive"

-Dyann

Clear Blue Easy Digital

Rank: 5

"Accurate and fast"

-Tina

Answer

Rank: 2

"I bought a Answers two pack 1st one came out with a very faint pink line second was darker!

Then the second test was negitive!

Went to the dr. wasted money thinking I was pregnant on blood test which was proven to be neg not pregnant! I give it a 2 because the second test showed neg but the 1st test was way off!"

-Amanda

Life Brand

Rank: 1

"Evap line - False Positives"

-Angel

Walgreens Early Result

Rank: 1

"4 false positives test the same week"

-Lizbelle

First Response

Rank: 5

"very accurate"

-Ommisael

Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com

Rank: 1

"I've always gotten horrible evaps and indents on the past 5 batches I've ordered."

-Lindsey

First Response Early Result (6 Days Sooner)

Rank: 2

"I could see 2 gray lines before I even used the test. Afterwards, you could still see 2 lines, but it wasn't a positive result. Disappointing..."

-Justine

Equate

Rank : 4

"Easy to read, quick results."

-Jen

First Response

Rank: 1

"i took it 4 time and it said i was pregnant and went to the dr and took a pregnancy test and it said i am not pregnant"

-Eva

First Response

Rank: 5

"It gave me nice positive lines in both 1st and 2nd pregnancies. Since my first pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage I was scared of a false positive because I got pregnant right after the miscarriage, and it
never happened!"

-Heather

Clear Blue Easy

Rank: 1

"false positive within the 3 min time frame"

-Alysha

Clear Blue Easy Digital

Rank: 5

"Said I was prego the 1st time and it was right."

-Amanda

First Response

Rank: 5

"tested several different brands all neg. this only positive test that day and right on."

-Krystal

Equate

Rank: 1

"I bought a 3 pk and 2 out of 3 were defective."

-Heather

Walgreen's Digital

Rank: 5

"positive result in just a few seconds. I like that it says
"pregnant" and "not pregnant" fool proof."

-Missy

Target

Rank: 1

"False positive!"

-Kari

E.P.T.

Rank: 5

"Correct every time"

-Jon

Dollar Tree

Rank: 1

"ALWAYS got evap lines from them! Even at the 4 min. mark!"

-Gen

Answer

Rank: 5

"Never had an evap (unless I pull the test apart well after 10 min. mark)"

-Gen

Clear Blue Easy

Rank: 1

"Positive 5 days before period, negative the next day.  Got a
positive with a different brand the day after that.  Evaporation lines."

-Gina

Clear Blue Easy

Rank: 5

"It told me I was pregnant ( and it was right) all three times
(even if I lost the second one...) four days earlier and it was really clear!"

-Sab

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How do the tests work?

All home pregnancy tests use monoclonal antibodies to check your urine for hCG (which again is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin). HCG is the hormone produced by the placenta and begins production the day the embryo embeds itself into the wall of your uterus.

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When should you test?

If testing before your missed period, you should use first morning urine, because this has the greatest concentration of hCG. If testing after your period is missed, you can test any time of the day. Avoid drinking large amounts of fluid before using home pregnancy tests, and follow the instructions carefully. Using too much or too little urine can affect the results. Also, do not interpret the results until the specified amount of time has passed. You may think you are not pregnant, when SURPRISE, you are!

Note: There are several factors that can affect the results of the home tests. Things such as birth control (pill, patch, shot, ring, etc.), antibiotics, caffeine, alcohol, and previous pregnancy. By previous pregnancy, we are referring to either a miscarriage or birth within the past 9 weeks. If this is the case, you may get a false positive. If you suspect you are pregnant and fall into this category, contact your physician or midwife for possible testing.

Haven't purchased a home pregnancy test yet, but want to see if you are pregnant? Take the pregnancy quiz!

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