When is the most accurate time to use a pregnancy test stick?

I believe that many people in life are familiar with pregnancy test sticks. Pregnancy test sticks are the most common tool in our lives to detect whether you are pregnant. They are relatively simple to use, and we don’t need to go to the hospital for examination. We can accurately detect whether you are pregnant at home. However, many people are not particularly familiar with the usage time of pregnancy test sticks. Let us understand when is the best time to use pregnancy test sticks.

When is the most accurate time to use pregnancy test sticks?

The principle of pregnancy test stick is urine test, which is to use HCG contained in urine to check. Human chorionic gonadotropin, abbreviated as HCG, is a hormone secreted by pregnant women. This hormone exists in urine and blood. General pregnancy test agent uses the reaction presented by the combination of single and multiple HCG antibodies in the device with antigens in urine to determine whether the pregnancy is present. It is commonly known as pregnancy test stick, pregnancy test piece or pregnancy test card.

Usually, it is most accurate to use a pregnancy test stick when the menstruation is delayed for seven to ten days, because the pregnancy test stick mainly determines whether the woman is pregnant by detecting the HCG content in the urine of women of childbearing age. Since there are certain differences in the discharge of HCG in different women, using a pregnancy test stick for testing too early is likely to result in inaccurate test results. When the menstruation is delayed for seven to ten days, the concentration of HCG in women's urine is the highest, so the test results obtained are often the most accurate.

Under normal menstruation conditions, a general pregnancy test stick can be used on the first day of the menstruation. It can be used at any time of the day, but it will be more accurate to use it during the first urination after getting up in the morning because the HCG concentration will be higher at that time. In addition, please pay attention to the following points when using pregnancy test sticks:

1. It is best not to drink water before using the pregnancy test stick. Before using the pregnancy test stick, read the instructions carefully and follow the steps in the instructions in detail.

2. Try to use the first urine in the early morning for testing, because the hormone level at this time is easiest to detect.

Although the use of pregnancy test sticks is very simple, we also need to master the method and time of using the pregnancy test sticks to achieve more accurate results. By understanding when the pregnancy test stick is most accurate, we must use the pregnancy test sticks accurately. If the test is unclear or other situations occur, we must go to the hospital to consult a doctor for treatment.