Important factors to consider while choosing your pregnancy kit

So if you think you might be expecting, it is always a good idea to go for the most convenient and easily available solution out there. It is the home pregnancy kit. These kits are highly reliable and are found to be accurate about 97 percent of times. Here is the list of Important factors to consider while choosing your pregnancy kit.

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     Be careful about the doppelganger pregnancy test:

A lot of people get confused between a pregnancy kit and an ovulation kit. These two are completely different things that showcase different results. It is highly likely that in a rush or a kind of embarrassment, you just grab the first thing that says pregnancy written on it. Always make sure that you check the label twice, for saving yourself from anxiety in the long run.

2.    Buying an expensive kit doesn’t mean its effective:

Basically, all pregnancy kits work in the same way. They test for HCG in the urine. So there is nothing like one better than the other. If you are pregnant it will show a positive result. Just make sure you are not buying an expired kit as they have reagents that must be used within the dates mentioned. The variation in the prices is usually noticed when some companies say their kit can detect pregnancy earlier, or a certain brand is just costlier. But really expensive doesn't mean they work any better.

3.    If you want to go for the kit with ink dye or blue dye:

In case you are trying to conceive, you might have heard that tests giving pink dye tests are a lot more accurate than the blue ones. There is no scientific a study that suggests it to be true. But women have experienced that a lot of times, blue dye will show negative and after some time a faint line appears. So, in the end, it's your choice. And regardless of the dye color you choose, make sure you are following the instructions right and throw it away after the time mentioned on the box, this will help you in not stressing out over the evaporating lines.

4.    Consider if you choose a digital or traditional kit:

For this, you need to understand the difference between the two. A digital pregnancy test shows a result of "pregnant" and "not pregnant". In traditional kits the second line indicates pregnancy. A traditional kit is cheaper than the digital one and although both are accurate equally if you want to see assurance in words go for the digital kit.

Bottom Line:

In general pregnancy kits are reliable and in case you're results are positive visit your doctor. Remember that these tests are made for the purpose of screening and cannot replace medical diagnosis.