If you just recently found out you are pregnant you might be wondering, “When did I get pregnant?” There are several ways to help figure out when you conceived. While some steps are more reliable than others, here are a few tools to help you get started in figuring out what day you might have […]
A pregnancy test is an easy first step to answer the question, “Am I pregnant?” How do pregnancy tests work? Pregnancy tests measure the level of HCG in your urine. HCG stands for human chorionic gonadotropin and is a hormone that’s only produced by the placenta when you are pregnant. If HCG levels are high
If you’re wondering, “Am I pregnant?”, your first step should be to take a pregnancy test. While store-bought pregnancy tests aren’t always accurate (learn why here), this is an easy first step. If you take a pregnancy test too early (or at the wrong time of day), it’s possible to have a false negative. Pregnancy
Maybe you’ve taken a pregnancy test (or six) and determined that you are, in fact, in the throes of an unexpected – maybe even unwanted – pregnancy. Perhaps you’ve done a little research on your options and are leaning toward abortion. Before you make any decisions, you need to have all the information about your
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Home pregnancy test brands boast of their accuracy. Some even claim they can give results before a missed period. But is this always true? In a perfect world, these tests would be as accurate as they claim to be. But there are a lot of factors that could impact your result. Here is a look
One of the scariest moments in your life may be the realization that you could be facing an unexpected pregnancy. This can be one of the most isolating and overwhelming times in the life of a young woman, but it doesn’t have to be. The good news is: at Care Net of Puget Sound, we