To find out if you are pregnant, you can have a pregnancy test that you buy at the pharmacy, such as Confirme or Clear Blue, for example, from the first day of the menstrual period.
To do the pharmacy test one should wet the strip that comes in the pack in the first urine of the morning and wait about 2 minutes to see the result, which can be positive or negative.
If the result is negative, repeat the test 3 days later. This care is important because the pharmacy test measures the amount of the hormone Beta HCG in the urine, and as the amount of that hormone doubles each day, it is safer to repeat the test a few days later. Although this test is reliable, it is recommended to also do the pregnancy test in a laboratory to confirm the pregnancy.
Learn more about the pharmacy test at: Home pregnancy test.
Laboratory Pregnancy Test
The laboratory pregnancy test is more sensitive and is the best test to confirm pregnancy as it detects the exact amount of Beta HCG in the blood. This test can also indicate how many weeks the woman is pregnant because the test result is quantitative. Find out more about the laboratory pregnancy test at: Pregnancy Test.
To know your chances of being pregnant before taking the lab or pharmacy test, take the Pregnancy Calculator test:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
Find out if you are pregnant
Start the test
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
- Yes
- Not
When to know if I'm already pregnant with twins
The safest way to know if you are pregnant with twins is to have a transvaginal ultrasound, as requested by your gynecologist, to be able to see the two fetuses.
Also check out the top 10 pregnancy symptoms or watch this video:
