Title: 7 Things to Know About Taking an At-Home Pregnancy Test
Headings: 7 Things You Didn't Know About Taking an At-Home Pregnancy Test
7 Things You Didn't Know About Taking an At-Home Pregnancy Test
In This Article
How Does a Pregnancy Test Work?
Meet the Expert
How Early Can You Take It?
The Best Time of Day to Take It
Should You Take More Than One?
Can a Pregnancy Test Expire?
If You're Trying to Conceive
If You're Not Trying to Conceive

Content: She is also the co-director of the Sexuality, Intimacy, and Menopause for cancer survivors program at the Smilow Cancer Center. How Early Can You Take It? "We can actually start measuring levels of HCG in your urine at about nine to 10 days after the egg is released and fertilized," says Minkin, that is, about six days before the first day of your missed period. But listen up: Not all pregnancy tests are that sensitive. It's recommended you take an at-home test on the first day of your missed period or later. " The test which can pick up this hormone earliest is the First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test ($9)," notes Minkin. First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test $9
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The Best Time of Day to Take It
"Ideally, use your first urine specimen in the morning," says Minkin. It allows for the most potent sample and highest concentration of the HCG hormone. " Typically, we advise 'holding your urine' for about four hours before collecting a urine sample," suggests Early Pregnancy Tests.