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What is the right time to take a home pregnancy test — morning, afternoon or evening?

If you think taking the home pregnancy test in the evening yields a false positive or negative results, you MUST read this!

By: Bhavyajyoti Chilukoti   | | Updated: June 29, 2016 12:21 pm
Tags: Concieving  Home pregnancy test  Pregnancy guide  Pregnancy test kit  
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Don t laugh it off thinking what kind of question it is when the instructions are clearly mentioned on the pregnancy kit that it should be taken in morning. Many people think that time of the day does not matter. However, this is not the case and the results vary depending on the time of conception and how soon you take the test. Our expert Dr Nupur Gupta, Gynaecologist and obstetrician, Well Woman Clinic, Gurgaon, clears the air about what is the right time for using a home pregnancy test kit. Also Read - Late Pregnancy: Planning to get pregnant in 40s? Here are the probable complications

The home pregnancy kit detects the presence of beta-hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) in the urine. The hormone is produced when the fertilised egg attaches to the uterus, indicating that you have conceived. However, the question is what is the right time to take the test? Well, while most experts recommend taking the test the first thing in the morning as the concentration of the hormone in the urine is very high at this time. Wondering how soon should you take a home pregnancy test? Click here to know the answer.

But according to Dr Nupur Gupta, the level of hCG in the blood and urine remains the same at any point of day. And hence, after the initial few weeks of missed periods, the test will yield positive result irrespective of whether the test is taken in the morning, afternoon or evening. However, if you take the test within a week or around 10 days after you miss your periods, there are high chances that test taken in morning gives a positive result as compared to that taken in the evening. It is because hCG levels in the blood and urine during the initial days are very low and hence, there is high chance that you might get positive results in the morning (as urine is concentrated at that time). However, if the test is taken during evening, you might get a faint line (indicating pregnancy), which needs to be confirmed with another test. Here are 3 tests to confirm your pregnancy!

However, it might not be the case after five to six weeks after you miss your periods, which means you will get a proper (thick red) line at any time of the day as the level of hormone increases during the later weeks. Also read how accurate are home pregnancy test kits?

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Published : February 23, 2016 6:46 pm | Updated:June 29, 2016 12:21 pm
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