Your period isn’t even due yet and you’re already suspecting that you may be pregnant. This could be because you have been actively trying to get pregnant, or because you are noticing signs and symptoms within your own body that are different from your other months and so may be pregnancy related. It is possible to feel pregnancy signs before missed periods are noticed. A missed period is the most reliable sign of an early pregnancy, but if you cannot wait that long to test, there are signs you can look for to help you to determine if perhaps you might be pregnant!
If you are intimate with your partner and have one or more of the above early pregnancy symptoms then purchase a home pregnancy kit. Test your urine first thing in the morning when your urine is more concentrated to see if you are pregnant or not. In these pregnancy tests are very sensitive and very accurate, a positive test means you are definitely pregnant. A negative pregnancy test may not conclusive especially if you performed it incorrectly or not testing an early morning urine sample.
If you want to get into more serious ways of checking some early pregnancy signs you want to go with a few common and well-known pregnancy symptoms. Be aware however, that you might be reading too much into each sign, as they are similar to what may be happening to your body prior to your next menstrual cycle.
Another things to know about home pregnancy tests and maybe the most important is how to use it. First of all one must definitely look at the expiration date. It is critical that this test is valid. Another important aspect before using is the place where you kept the test. If the test gets worm or moist, it can deteriorate. If things are looking well until this point, the next thing to do is read the instructions. They may vary from a brand to another.
If you purchase a urine based pregnancy test, there are two main options available. The first option sees the woman urinating in a cup and then inserting a special stick into the cup for a given period of time. This test generally has more accurate results since the instructions are more likely to be followed. Usually, if you visit a clinic and they issues you a urine based test, this is the type of test that you will receive.
The pregnancy hormone, hCG, is made in your body when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. This usually happens about 6 days after conception. In this But studies show that the embryo doesn’t implant until later in some women. The amount of hCG increases drastically with each passing day you are pregnant.
A false positive result may occur if you take your test too early. The pregnancy hormone hCG does not begin to build up in your system until after the fertilized egg has attached to the uterine wall.
Read about Week By Week Pregnancy and also read about sign of pregnancy and Teenage pregnancy