MEDIC ONE STEP PREGNANCY TEST

All it takes is 3 drops; 3 minutes to know.

Pregnancy is a life-changer. For the woman who wants it, knowing she’s pregnant is bliss; for the unprepared, it can mean a lot of challenges ahead. But whether a woman’s pregnancy is a decision or an accidental, confirmation is foremost in her mind.

A number of hormones are involved in pregnancy, one of which is called human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) or pregnancy hormone. It is produced when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus, usually about six days after the egg and sperm merge. It is the presence or absence of HCG that indicates whether a woman is pregnant or not during a pregnancy test.

There are two types of pregnancy tests – one uses a blood sample and the other uses a urine sample. Blood testing for pregnancy tests needs to be done in the clinic by a doctor and can therefore be expensive and inconvenient. Urine testing is also done by doctors but nowadays women prefer to do it themselves privately using a Home Pregnancy Test (HPT) which is easy to use and inexpensive.

HOW ACCURATE ARE HOME PREGNANCY TESTING KITS?

Used correctly, HPT’S can be reliable and accurate. There are a few things a woman who wants to know if she is pregnant should do to get the best results:

- Choose your HPT wisely. There are various HPT kits in the market and you will do yourself a big favor by purchasing the one made by a reputable company that has been around for a while

- Be sure to check the expiry date of the kit you are buying as an expired kit will not give accurate results

- Keep your HPT kit at room temperature

- Read and understand the instructions on the HPT’S literature or label and follow them precisely

- Do not drink extra amounts of water the previous day as this will make the urine more dilute and make it more difficult to detect the HCG

- Use the first urine sample in the morning as this is more concentrated

- Collect the urine in a clean and dry cup or container and use it for the test within 15 minutes

- Make sure that whatever medication you are taking does not interfere with the pregnancy test results; read the literature of your medication or check with your doctor first

MEDIC ONE-STEP PREGNANCY TEST FROM MCTC

Among the existing brands in the market, probably the most reliable is MEDIC, a One-step Pregnancy Test with over 99% accuracy. With its ultra-sensitive technology, MEDIC can detect HCG on the first day of missed period on women with regular menstrual cycle.

MEDIC One-step Pregnancy Test is easy to use. All you need is 3 drops of your urine on the strip and a short waiting time of 3 minutes to get the result: one stripe (NEGATIVE) means you are not pregnant and two stripes (POSITIVE) means you are.

So if you missed your period and suspect you are pregnant, you don’t need to guess, consult a manghuhula, buy a pack of tarot cards or play the ouija board.