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Pregnancy Test Basically, to make sure whether you conceived or not, the best way is to undergo a pregnancy test. When the fertilized egg becomes 4 days old, it secrete chorionic gonadotropin or HCG hormone. This hormone spreads in body water and gets into the body's tissues. The presence of this hormone is first detected in the blood, and shortly thereafter in the urine. As a sample of urine is easier to take, pregnancy tests are often conducted in a urine sample. There are many types of urine tests that can be conducted to detect the presence of HCG in it. These tests depend on the reaction of an anti-HCG antibody and HCG. After this a second reaction is needed to make sure the first reaction has taken place. This often results in a color change. There are also home pregnancy tests which can be used to determine whether you are pregnant or not. Most retail outlets and drugstores will have this pregnancy testing kit. Most of these contain a solution that is to be mixed with urine in a test tube to conduct the test. If a dark ring forms in the test tube after a specified amount of time, you can make sure that you are pregnant. This time period can range from a few minutes to a couple of hours. In certain other brands, instead of the dark ring, a color change can be observed in case you are pregnant. You should follow the instructions that come with the home pregnancy test kit correctly, if you prefer to use one. It is also observed that pregnancy tests tend to be more accurate if you use your first urine of the day. Keep in mind that, the correctness of pregnancy tests relies on how well you have followed the instructions that came with the pregnancy test kit. These instructions can be complicated at times. If you are using this kit for the first time and you have no prior experience in conducting pregnancy tests chances are that you may get a wrong use result. Also remember, no test is perfect. Also, if these pregnancy tests are conducted in the early days of pregnancy, even if you are pregnant, the test may not show it. This is because HCG levels in the early days of pregnancy are low enough to go undetected. So, bear it in mind that negative results from any pregnancy test may be false at times. Home pregnancy tests should only be considered as screening tests only. It is highly recommended to consult a doctor if you have the signs of pregnancy even if your pregnancy test results using the kit were negative. In case if the result is positive, then to confirm it and to get more information about prenatal care you can see tour doctor. It is usually observed that when your period is 4 to 7 days late and results of a urine test done in a clinic or at your doctor’s office are positive then three fourth of the time chances are that you are pregnant. If you miss the period by 2 weeks, then this accuracy is close to 100%. After 10 days of a missed period the results of home pregnancy tests are about 95% accurate. Generally most common method of detecting pregnancy is to test the urine. But in some cases you can also test blood because they tend to be more accurate and can detect pregnancy earlier. The condition in which the egg grows in somewhere other than the uterus such as in fallopian tube is called an ectopic pregnancy. In this case, a woman will have all the symptoms of pregnancy, but results of her urine pregnancy tests will be negative. This is because HCG levels are high only when the egg is in the uterus. Because of this, a blood test is always considered as a more sensitive test to detect the pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy is considered as a serious medical condition, which can even be life threatening. Knowing about this problem early in your pregnancy is very essential to avoid complications at a later stage and will help to save the mother’s life. Some tips to ensure that results of your home pregnancy test will be accurate, are given below: Read the directions on the test package completely with good care. Be sure to follow them accurately. It is always best to test the first-of-the-morning urine to determine whether you are pregnant or not. So, even though you will be very eager to know the test results, wait until morning to perform the test. Keep a clock or watch ready to check the time of the test accurately. Don’t reuse bottles if you want to try again. Be sure these containers, dipsticks, or any other equipment to be used is kept extremely clean before the test. Place the sample in a cool place and wait if you need to. Always wait for some days before you conduct a second test to reconfirm the results. 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