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Prior to 1978 there was no home pregnancy detection test kit was available. In the year 1978 EPT pregnancy entered the market which has the distinction of the first home pregnancy test kit.
In those days, the usual procedure was to consult the doctor to confirm the pregnancy. The doctors won’t even test unless the period is delayed by one week. After that the doctor will take the urine sample from the women and the women need to wait for two weeks to get the result.
When the news about the EPT pregnancy test kit started spreading the women were thrilled to know that the test result can be got within two hours instead of two weeks. The people just thronged the stores to buy the kit. But the look of the kit was really frightening for them. Though the procedure was so simple, the women became nervous by the very sight of the equipment as it had test tube, dropper, cup, strip etc.
The women need to collect the urine in a cup. The collected urine must be transferred to the test tube using the medicine dropper. The test will contain some other ingredients; one such is red blood cells of a sheep.
Then the test tube is kept undisturbed for about two hours. Then the test tube must be placed on a holder. Then the test tube is viewed using a mirror to see the dark brown circle in case the test is positive, meaning pregnant.
At the time of the arrival the meaning of EPT was early pregnancy test. But at present the meaning is error proof test. This is because much more sensitive tests that could detect the pregnancy earlier than EPT have come in to the market now.
With the advancement in technology, EPT pregnancy test has got some changes. Earlier the dark brown circle was the indication of the positive test. At present there are two different models are in the market. One is digital model and the other is non digital model. In both models midstream test tube is used.
In the regular non digital model, the strip is held in the flow of urine for 5 seconds and latter placed on a flat surface. After waiting for few minutes one has to look at the display window. If plus sign is shown then the test is positive and if minus sign is shown the test is negative.
In the digital model, the strip needs to be held in the flow of urine for 5 seconds, latter must be placed in a holder. After few minutes one can get PREGNANT in the display window for positive test and NOT PREGNANT in case of negative result.
But it is great achievement and advancement, because we have come to few minutes wait level from two weeks wait level in order to know the result in EPT pregnancy test.
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EPT is the first home early pregnancy test kit that hit the market in the year 1978. At that time the EPT meant early pregnancy test. But at present the EPT means error proof test. The reason is there are some other tests that can detect the pregnancy earlier than EPT.
In the year 1993, consumer reports tested nearly 18 home pregnancy test kits and revealed their findings in the CBS ‘the early show. In that finding and the listing EPT test could not find place one or two. This was a big surprise considering the seniority of the test in arrival.
The EPT early pregnancy test is not that sensitive to HCG, the pregnancy hormone as compared to the first response test .hence could not confirm the pregnancy much earlier. Though this test cannot detect the pregnancy as early as some other pregnancy test like first response test, the reliability of the test is excellent. Likewise the test kit is easy to use and the results can be read with ease.
This EPT early pregnancy test has gone digital. As far as the procedure of the test is concerned it is much similar to the non digital model. But the digital model is provided with a holder to hold the strip before and after the use. The result will be in the form of words instead of lines. One can see PREGNANT in case of a positive test and NOT PREGNANT in case of negative test.
The non digital model of the EPT early pregnancy test is also equally reliable and very easy to use. In this model the test strip should be held in the flow of urine for 5 minutes and should be placed on a flat surface. In a matter of 2-3 minutes one will see either plus or minus according to the result of the test.
Compared with olden days the results of the test can be got very quickly now days. When the test first came in to the market, one need to wait for more than two hours, to get the result. because at those days the urine was to be collected in a cup, mixed in the test tube with all other ingredients [one such ingredient is red blood cells of sheep] using a medicine dropper.
After mixing the urine with the other ingredients one must keep the test tube in a dark corner of the room and must wait for two hours. Then the test tube must be placed on a mirror and viewed for the presence of dark circle in case of a positive test.
The present home pregnancy tests are declaring the results in a matter of few minutes, thanks to the advancement in technology. Meeting the doctor after confirming the pregnancy using EPT early pregnancy test is the best thing to do for the betterment of mother and the child.
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Easy clear blue pregnancy test is one of the many popular home pregnancy tests that have both digital model and non-digital model. In both the models test strip is the same but the procedure differs little depending the model one has chosen.
The test strip is placed in the flow of urine for five seconds. Then the strip is placed on the flat surface. The result can be seen in next few minutes in the display widow. The plus sign means the result is positive and the minus sign means that the result is negative.
Using the easy clear blue pregnancy test, the pregnancy can be confirmed as early as first day of the missing period. As per the manufacturer’s instruction the test can be done at any time of the day but the best time is early morning first urine time. This is because the first urine will contain maximum pregnancy hormone [HCG] concentration.
In case one gets negative result and still feels that she is pregnant, there is nothing wrong in performing the test after few days once more.
The placenta produces the pregnancy hormone at the time of attachment of embryo with the uterine wall. The hormone is detected by the early pregnancy test kits, thus confirming the pregnancy. In case the person tests the urine too early i.e. before attachment of embryo and uterine wall, the hormone cannot be detected because of its absence and the test is negative.
Some pregnancy tests like first response and easy clear blue pregnancy tests can detect the low level of pregnancy hormone, while some other tests can detect only higher level of pregnancy hormone. The tests that can detect the low level HCG can confirm the pregnancy early. The information regarding the ability of the test in detecting the HCG can be got from the internet only by browsing the exact site.
The digital easy clear blue pregnancy test model works in slightly different way. The strip needs to hold in the flow of urine for 5 seconds but the strip need to be placed in the holder provided for few minutes. After few minutes the result can be read in the display window in the form of PREGNANT in case of positive result and NOT PREGNANT in case on negative result.
Many women of late prefer the digital version of easy clear blue pregnancy test as it is easy to perform and the result interpretation is absolutely simple and easy. In the no digital model, at times the line formation will be faint thus confusing the people. Such confusion is totally avoided in the digital model.
Once the pregnancy is confirmed by any one of the test like easy clear blue pregnancy test, one must immediately consult the doctor for proper care of the mother and the baby.
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