How to read a pregnancy test stick?

If women have had sex and their menstruation is delayed, they should consider the possibility of pregnancy. The easiest way to know whether you are pregnant is to use a pregnancy test stick. As long as you follow the correct usage method on the pregnancy test stick, the accuracy of this test is still very high. Usually, if two bars appear on the pregnancy test stick, it almost proves pregnancy. At this time, it is best to go to the hospital for further examination. The following will teach you how to read the pregnancy test stick.

How to read a pregnancy test stick?

After pregnancy, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is produced in the pregnant woman's body, which helps maintain the pregnancy. Pregnancy test sticks are determined by measuring HCG in urine. So, how do you read a pregnancy test stick?

1. Not pregnant: Only one control line appears, indicating no pregnancy.

2. Pregnancy: If two lines appear, that is, both the control line and the test line are colored, and the test line is obviously clear, it means that you are pregnant; if the control line is obviously clear and the test line is very light, it means that you may be pregnant. Please collect morning urine with a new morning paper and retest every 2 days.

3. Invalid: No control line appears within 5 minutes, indicating that the test is invalid or failed.

It should be noted that when the pregnancy test stick shows "two bars", do not assume that you are pregnant and stop doing further tests. Because "two bars" does not necessarily mean pregnancy. In addition to the human chorionic gonadotropin in urine that can cause two bars to appear on the pregnancy test stick, certain tumor cells or hydatidiform mole in a woman's body may also cause "two bars" to appear on the pregnancy test stick.

How to read pregnancy test sticks

How to check pregnancy with pregnancy test stick? Pregnancy test sticks generally have the following results:

1. There are two red lines on the pregnancy test stick: one is located in the test area (T) and the other is in the quality control area (C). It is a positive result, indicating pregnancy.

2. A red line on the pregnancy test stick: Only a purple-red strip appears in the quality control area (C), and no purple-red strip appears in the test area (T). A negative result indicates that you are not pregnant.

3. One line on the pregnancy test stick is dark and the other is light: one line is in the test area (T) and is relatively light, while the other line is in the quality control area (C) and is darker. This is a weak positive result, indicating the possibility of pregnancy.

4. There is no red line on the pregnancy test stick: No purple-red strip appears in the quality control area (C), indicating an incorrect operation process or the reagent strip has deteriorated and damaged.

The results of pregnancy test sticks after pregnancy are not 100% accurate. If you want to confirm whether you are pregnant, it is recommended to go to a local hospital for blood tests, B-ultrasound and other auxiliary examinations to confirm. When looking at a pregnancy test stick, you must clearly identify the control line and the test line. If the control line does not appear, it means that the test is invalid or has failed.