The home pregnancy test kit, with its easy accessibility and high degree of reliability has made it possible for women to find out early and accurately the status of a possible pregnancy in the privacy of their own homes.
The home pregnancy test has, over the past few decades empowered women by putting this knowledge into their own hands; the better to be able to control their own destinies.
Prior to the arrival of this device, women had to wait for a doctor to perform a blood test to confirm a pregnancy.
A home pregnancy test kit is something that detects the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the urine of a pregnant woman.
Elevated levels of hCG in blood or urine indicates the subsistence of the pregnancy.
However, since blood being used for a home test has obvious problems, the simple expedient of collecting a urine sample to test hCG levels is used for the home pregnancy test; which typically requires peeing on a stick so to speak.
These tests are simple to use: they require a few drops of urine, preferably collected from an early morning sample so as to offer a high concentration of hCG.
When placed on the test strip the change in color or will indicate in some other way whether a woman is pregnant or not.
The instructions are simple to follow and clearly printed on the package. The test kits do have the following limitations however:
So while the home pregnancy test kit is a powerful tool not only for convenience but also privacy, it is subject to its limitations.
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