Just before I found out I was pregnant with our daughter, I snuck into the bathroom after my husband had gone to bed. I closed the door and took a pregnancy test. I wanted to surprise him, but I never thought to film my reaction. We kept it a secret, as other pregnant people were…
If you’re trying to get pregnant, you’ll quickly find that even though pregnancy test kits are widely available, the need to continually purchase them can quickly add up in price. Luckily, it doesn’t have to be that costly. You can find pregnancy tests very cheap through public programs like the Affordable Care Act and community…
Imagine this: you’ve been trying to get pregnant but missed your period, so you take a pregnancy test to see if this is your last month. But when it comes time to check the results, instead of a clear pregnancy line you see a faint line that makes you question the reliability of this pregnancy…
If you’re hoping for a positive pregnancy test, you might squint at the test stick, hoping to see two solid lines. And if you wait long enough, you might actually see both lines, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re pregnant. In some cases, what looks like a positive result might actually be an evaporation line…
If you’re trying to get pregnant, you’re probably familiar with home pregnancy test kits. In most cases, these simple urine tests are highly accurate. According to Planned Parenthood, they’re 99 percent effective if taken correctly, and they work best after your period is late. However, it has been found that home pregnancy tests can sometimes…
Are you worried that you’re urinating too much during a home pregnancy test and that it will affect the results? The short answer is yes, although false negative results are rare, it can affect your human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels if you’ve consumed too much water. HCG is a hormone that your body only produces…
