How to read pregnancy test strips

Early pregnancy test strips are a product that can be used to preliminarily determine whether a woman is pregnant. It is also a product that is commonly used during women's early pregnancy. Of course, female friends still need to have a certain understanding of how to use and judge early pregnancy test strips, and they also need to learn how to read the results of early pregnancy test strips. Below, I will introduce in detail how to use the early pregnancy test paper and how to determine the results.

1. How to read the early pregnancy test paper

Various pregnancy test products also differ in the way they display results: some products will display a pink or blue line (ribbon) in the control area of ​​the test strip, while others will display a red plus or minus sign in a small window.

Most pregnancy test strips usually have a test line (usually the second line or otherwise marked), which is used to indicate whether the test is valid. If the test line does not display correctly, the experiment may be wrong.

Most pregnancy test products say you can see the result after 5 minutes. With some products, you may have to wait up to 10 minutes before you see a positive pregnancy test result.

2. How to use early pregnancy test paper

(1) Collect urine in a clean, dry container (the urine after intercourse is suitable for this test. If you have just become pregnant, the first urine in the morning is best).

(2) Hold the test strip and dip the end with the arrow mark into the container of urine. After about three seconds, take it out and lay it flat. Observe the results within 30 seconds to 5 minutes.

3. Determination of early pregnancy test results

1. Negative: Only the control line appears, indicating no pregnancy;

2. Weak positive: Both the control line and the test line are colored, but the color of the test line is weaker than that of the control line, indicating possible pregnancy. Please retest with morning urine the next day;

3. Positive: Both the control line and the test line are colored, and the color of the test line is obvious and clear, indicating pregnancy;

4. Strong positive: both the control line and the test line are colored, but the color of the test line is stronger than that of the control line, indicating a period of pregnancy;

5. Invalid: No color line appears, indicating that the test is invalid or failed.