Home Urinary Pregnancy Tests

• Home urine pregnancy tests are inexpensive, accurate, and easy to use. Most drug stores sell these tests over-the-counter.
• Urine pregnancy tests can often diagnose pregnancy during the week after the first missed period (2 weeks after ovulation).
• Use of a first-morning urine specimen is recommended because the urine HCG concentration is highest in the morning.
• When a home pregnancy test is negative, but there is still a high suspicion of pregnancy, the woman should either repeat the test in 3-5 days or go to her doctor's office for testing.
• The urine pregnancy test can sometimes be falsely negative if the urine specimen is very bloody. A small amount of blood (e.g., blood-tinged urine) should not interfere with the accuracy of the test.
• More information is available at: http://www.4woman.gov/faq/pregtest.htm.