The modern woman of today wants to have all pregnancy related information first hand. She is independent, capable of juggling family and job and keeps abreast of all latest knowledge in the field of earliest pregnancy home tests available in the market. Psychologically, it gives her a refreshing sense of control to be aware of her body state for further consultations accordingly. On hindsight, it is good to be aware first so that all precautions can be taken from the stage of conception.

Mode of home pregnancy tests

• Home pregnancy tests shows the presence of a human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone in urine
• Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone is produced by the placental cells, when the implantation of fertilized egg occurs in the uterus, it occurs six days after the fertilization, that time hCG hormone enters into the bloodstream.
• Then there is rapid increase of amount of hCG in the body within the next few weeks, it gets doubled in amount every alternate day.
• Home pregnancy tests may be detect the presence of hormone in the urine to show a positive result by fourteen days after the fertilization of the ovum
• It is more expected to get a perfect reading if you do home pregnancy test a week after the last menstrual period.

Features of home pregnancy tests

• This test can be done in the privacy of your home using one of several kits available in the market
• All pregnancy tests are based on the measurement of the same hormone- human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
• This hormone is made after the egg is fertilized and it’s levels rise rapidly in early pregnancy
• It acts to support progesterone, which is necessary to keep the pregnancy viable
• Most home pregnancy tests are done because of a missed period
• If a woman has regular menstrual cycle, the tests can be quite informative

Accuracy of claims of home pregnancy tests

• Maximum of the home pregnancy tests claim that they show accuracy more than 99 percent and suggest that you can use it on the same day you missed the period but it is proved by the researches that this claim to be misguiding.
• The hCG amount present in urine on some given day varies from woman to woman.
• New research included eighteen presently market available home pregnancy tests and concluded that only one home pregnancy test was sensitive enough to show consistency to detect hCG levels on the very first missed day of menstrual period

However, despite the tall claims of marketers vigorously promoting pregnancy kits, it is always advisable to follow it with your physician. Home pregnancy tests are always done on urine while a doctor shall use both blood and urine to finally announce the pregnancy.