Title: When should you take a pregnancy test? - Pregnancy Test Guide
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When should you take a pregnancy test?
Am I pregnant?
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Content: very few tests are 100 percent accurate on the first day of a missed period, and research suggests that accuracy is only around 80 percent at this time. Doctors recommend taking a home pregnancy test a few days after your period should have come and then repeating the test a few days after that; tests show that accuracy is much higher one week after the first day of the missed period. Results may not be accurate on the first day of your missed period because the concentration of the HCG hormone may still be very low. If you feel that you may be pregnant and don’t want to wait a week to take a home pregnancy test, you can visit your GP and have a blood test; blood tests can detect HCG earlier than urine tests so you will be able to find out sooner. If you are doing a home pregnancy test, try to do it in the morning and this is when your urine is at its most concentrated. The following list of symptoms can help you to discover whether you should take a pregnancy test: Am I pregnant? Every time you have sexual intercourse there is a chance that you may become pregnant;