Contents:
- Medical Video: IELTS & TOEFL Writing: 5 Common Mistakes
- Errors that are often done when using a test pack
- 1. Test too soon
- 2. Too fast in reading the test results
- 3. Wait too long to read the test results
- 4. You do not check further about your pregnancy, especially if the test results are negative
- 5. Don't do the test in the morning
- How to properly use the test pack at home?
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Are you planning to get pregnant? Have you tested it? You can do a pregnancy test at home easily using a test pack. However, use the test pack well so that the results are more accurate. Test packs can show wrong results, generally caused by you using the wrong test pack, not the wrong tool. You may actually be pregnant, but the test pack shows you are not pregnant (false negative) Don't want to experience this right?
Errors that are often done when using a test pack
Before using the test pack you should read the instructions for use first, so the results shown are not wrong. The following are some common mistakes when using a test pack.
1. Test too soon
Taking a pregnancy test with a test pack is not arbitrary, it's not as simple as you think. False-wrong will actually make your pregnancy test results incorrect. The test pack will show positive results if the hormone hCG in a woman's urine reaches a certain level.
The problem is, not all women who are pregnant will have the same level of hCG in their urine. Therefore, women must wait until the right time to do a pregnancy test at home so that the levels of hCG in the urine of a pregnant woman can be read by a test pack.
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Now there are already many test pack devices that are more sensitive in detecting the presence of hCG in urine. Some sensitive devices can detect hCG four days before you menstruate or seven days after the egg is fertilized by sperm (conception). So, if you take the test faster than this time, maybe the test pack results will be wrong.
However, if you believe you are pregnant but the test shows a negative result, you can take the test again later. Therefore, before taking the test pack you should wait a few days until the hormone hCG has gathered in the urine to be readable, read the instructions for use, and use the tool as directed. Test packs have high accuracy.
2. Too fast in reading the test results
Because very curious about pregnancy, many women rush when using a test pack. In fact, the instructions for use are usually listed as having to wait how long until the results actually come out. This is a tool that takes a while to work. So, wait a while before concluding how your test results are.
When the urine is running in the test pack, the indicator window may show two equal lines or a plus sign. However, don't rush into conclusions because this might just be a sign that the tool is working. You have to wait until the time limit for reading it, usually two to five minutes, but each product can be different. Read the usage instructions listed in each product.
3. Wait too long to read the test results
Too fast reading the test can show wrong results, as well as if you read the test results too long. Maybe because I'm tired of waiting for the results to come out, many women leave the test pack for a few moments after using it. Then come back again to check the results without knowing how long it has left. In fact, too long in waiting for the test results can also make the test results go wrong.
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Usually the test results will appear two to five minutes. After this time passes, the test will still work and may change the correct results. The test pack might show the results of two faint positive lines, but actually no hCG is detected in your urine. If it's past the time it should be to read the results, you should not use the tool again. You can test again with a new tool.
Again, when testing, you should first read the usage instructions. Wait for the test results according to the instructions, then you can conclude the results. If necessary, use a tool to measure the time when you have to read the test results, using stopwatch for example.
4. You do not check further about your pregnancy, especially if the test results are negative
If the test pack shows a negative result, but you have not started menstruation again a week later and you suspect that you are pregnant, you may need to retest. You may actually be pregnant, but the test pack shows negative results because the hormone hCG in your urine cannot be read by the device.
Therefore, you may need to take multiple tests to make sure your test results are correct or not. Many women who get negative results on the first test, then get a positive result on the second and third tests.
5. Don't do the test in the morning
The time to use the test pack should also be considered. Your urine concentration actually affects the test results, while urine concentrations can vary in a day. You should do a pregnancy test with a test pack in the morning when you urinate for the first time. Because urine in the morning is the urine that has the most concentrated concentration and contains hCG higher than other times.
Your urine concentration can change throughout the day because what you eat can affect urine concentration. Taking a test when your urine concentration is runny (too liquid) can make the hCG hormone, which is actually present in the urine, more difficult to read. Finally, you get a biased or wrong result.
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How to properly use the test pack at home?
Already many test pack devices that offer different sensitivity levels, some test packs can detect levels of hCG as low as 15 ml / u. In general, when using a test pack all you have to do is:
- Read the usage instructions before taking the test and make sure your test pack tool has not expired.
- Collect urine in a small container and dip the test pack into it. Or, there are also products that are used by holding a test pack under the urine flow (when you urinate).
- We recommend using a test pack when you urinate the first time in the morning. This will give more accurate results.
- Wait for the test results to take several minutes, according to the instructions for use.
- Don't just do a one-time test, you need more than one test to make sure the results are correct.
- Most good test packs are used around 1-2 weeks after menstruation.
