Home Pregnancy Tests

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!

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.

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.

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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!