Title: Urine hCG Level Test: Purpose, Procedure, and Risks
Headings: Urine hCG Level Test
Urine hCG Level Test
What is an hCG urine test?
What are the uses of the hCG urine test?
Are there risks involved with this test?
How do I prepare for the hCG urine test?
How is the hCG urine test performed?
What do the results of the hCG urine test mean?

Content: Irregular periods or miscalculations of when a period is due can affect your test. In fact, 10 to 20 percent
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of pregnant women may not detect their pregnancy by testing on what they believe to be the first day of their first missed period, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If you can be patient… best to wait a few days! Plan to use the test the first time you urinate after waking up. This urine is the most concentrated and will contain the highest hCG levels of the day. Your urine dilutes as you drink liquids, so hCG levels may be harder to measure later in the day. For some home pregnancy tests, you’ll hold an indicator stick directly in your urine stream until it’s soaked, which should take about 5 seconds. Other kits require that you collect urine in a cup and then dip the indicator stick into the cup to measure the hCG hormone level. Home pregnancy tests usually include an indicator that shows whether the test is being properly performed. For example, it will show if there’s enough urine on the stick to get an accurate result.