Are you noticing the early symptoms of
pregnancy? Some symptoms of pregnancy can be spotted at a very early stage,
without taking any kind of tests. Among these, the most prominent one is a missed
period. Feeling exhausted, visiting the toilet more than often, sensitive
breasts, vomiting tendency, morning sickness being the other signs that predicts
pregnancy.
However, all these symptoms can also
signal may other diseases, even pre- menstrual syndrome to a woman’s body. So
to be clear in your mind, there are different types of
pregnancy testswhich can be done either in the
doctors’ clinics or at home.
Home pregnancy test/ Urine test
The most popular of all, home pregnancy
test for pregnancy is conducted by testing the hCG hormone level in the urine.
There are tons of home pregnancy test
kitsavailable in the market with one thing in common- the test clearly shows
two pink lines or the positive sign if you have actually conceived. Some may
involve holding the pregnancy test strip in the urine stream, while other may
involve collecting the urine and placing it drop wise on the strip.ThehCG
hormone can be found in the urine after 12-15 days of conception.
If you want to take the urine pregnancy
test, do that with the first urine of the morning; it contains more quantity of
the pregnancy hormone hCG.
Blood pregnancy test
This test is performed at a doctor’s
clinic to determine pregnancy. If you are the one who is suspecting pregnancy
it is recommended to take a blood pregnancy test to eliminate all possible
doubts.Blood pregnancy testgives more accurate and precise results if compared
to urine test. Blood sample is taken by
the doctor and sent for laboratory testing.
Blood test for pregnancy is done in
qualitative and quantitative method. In quantitative test, the woman is not
made sure of her pregnancy, but it also shows the length of her pregnancy. On
the contrary, qualitative blood test is a simple test, where a simple positive
or negative result comes out.
Types of
pregnancydetecting
tests at doctorsare not many and ranges only up to the above mentioned
types- urine test, and qualitative and quantitative blood tests. Pregnancy detecting
test work by detecting the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) hormone present
in the blood and urine. The female body starts making hCG once the fertilized
egg implants in the uterus.
In the
very early pregnancy the hormone level is low which can give false results. As
the pregnancy grows, consistency of the hormone is better. That is why women
are always suggested to test their very first urine of the morning while
conducting a home pregnancy test. Also, one should not have water before
testing the urine to detect pregnancy. This can dilute the hormone level of the
blood and urine, again coming up with false results.
