Some female friends use pregnancy test strips to test whether they are pregnant. But there are certain restrictions on the use of pregnancy test strips, which raises questions. How many days of pregnancy can the test strip be used?
If a woman with a regular menstrual cycle is around 35 days pregnant, she can use a pregnancy test strip to detect pregnancy, and at this time, the test strip can also detect a significant positive result. But for women with irregular menstrual cycles, due to delayed ovulation, it is not possible to test early pregnancy test strips based on the time of amenorrhea. Therefore, it is recommended to use early pregnancy test strips for testing 16 days after the last sexual intercourse. After 16 days of sexual intercourse, the HCG in urine will significantly increase, so pregnancy can be detected using a pregnancy test strip at this time.
The results of pregnancy test strips are generally divided into the following three types. If there are two red bars, positive, it indicates pregnancy; If there is a deep and a shallow red bar, this type of red bar is called suspicious pregnancy, which means it may not necessarily be pregnancy; If it is called negative with only one red bar, it may not be pregnant at present. If suspected pregnancy or pregnancy is detected, to improve accuracy, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible to complete blood HCG and B-ultrasound examinations for further diagnosis of pregnancy.
If only using pregnancy test strips for testing, even if there are two red bars, it can only prove pregnancy, but cannot prove whether it is a normal intrauterine pregnancy, which means the possibility of ectopic pregnancy cannot be ruled out. Therefore, it is still recommended to go to the hospital for relevant examinations to ensure the health of oneself and the baby.
