Conducting Home Pregnancy Tests

The first thing you should do is read the guidelines provided with the test carefully. It's important to follow the guidelines religiously to get accurate results. Never assume anything, ever.

If the test kit requires you to get a morning urine sample, make sure that the urine was for at least four hours in your bladder. Test your urine within 15 minutes of collecting in the cup. The midstream kit requires you to pass some urine and collect it midstream.

Performing a Dipstick Test

In this test, you are required to dip one end of the dipstick, which comes with the kit, into the urine sample. There's a better way that I like - urinate directly on the dipstick for about 10-15 seconds. If a symbol appears or the color changes in the indicator section of the stick, congratulations, you are pregnant!

Performing a Collection Cup Test

This test requires you to pass some urine into the cup, which comes with the kit. Collect a few drops of the sample with the help of a dropper. Place five to six drops on the test disk. If the color changes, you are pregnant.

Performing a Chemical Mixing Test

In this pregnancy test, you have to pass your urine in the cup. After collecting the sample, add the chemical liquid or powder in the test tube that comes with the kit. Put several drops of the sample in the test tube so that it mixes with the chemical. If you are pregnant, the color of the mixture in the test tube will change. Compare this changed color by using a color-comparison strip that comes with the kit.

If you have any doubt or cannot make out the results, call your doctor. Let her carry out the test. If you test negative after carrying out many tests, yet experience the symptoms, it just might be some other problem.