To all the ladies ttc and wanting to test early

[twinsRus5]

Here is a list of pregnancy test brands that show the level of miu that are used for the tests. Most are 25 miu but there are a few that are 50 miu that u might want to buy for an early test.

 

Is a super sensitive pregnancy test the best to use?

For most women, the resounding answer would be YES! It allows you to know earlier if your attempts to conceive were sucessful and get medical care as soon as possible. There *is* a down side to extra sensitive pregnancy tests though. 25% of all pregnancies unfortunately end in miscarriage and many of these being very early pregnancies. If you use a very sensitive pregnancy test, where you test before the day your period is due, you could catch an early pregnancy but end up going on to have your period anyway due to a very early miscarriage. Some women will find it very hard to deal with this sort of emotional rollercoaster.

Pregnancy Test Sensitivity Chart

Sensitivities checked with manufacturers in July 2007

Test Name Lowest hCG detected AimStrip (aka AimStick) Pregnancy Test Strip 20 mIU   Buy Here! AccuHome Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU   Buy Here! Accuclear Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Answer Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Clearblue Easy 25 mIU Clearblue Easy Digital (1 piece, blue cap) 25 mIU Clear Choice w/ Cup 25 mIU Confirm 1-Step Pregnancy Test 25 mIU CVS Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Dollar Store Brand (mini-strip, cassette, & midstream) 25 mIU Early Detect 25 mIU e.p.t. Test 25 mIU e.p.t. 1-Step Digital Test 25 mIU e.p.t. Certainty Digital Test 25 mIU Equate (Wal-mart) 25 mIU Equate Pregnancy Test (Wal-mart) 25 mIU Fact Plus Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test 25 mIU One Step Be Sure Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Right Aid Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Target Brand Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Walgreen Midstream Pregnancy Test 25 mIU Walgreen Digital 25 mIU Fact Plus Cassette 40 mIU Clearblue Digital 50 mIU CVS "Early Result" Cassette Pregnancy Test 50 mIU Drug Emporium Brand Pregnancy Test 50 mIU early Pregnancy test 50 mIU Walgreens Cassette Pregnancy Test 50 mIU

[Forget-me-not]

Great Post, I have linked this to the main resource sticky

[Forget-me-not]

Clearblue Easy Digital (1 piece, blue cap)

25 mIU

 

 I used this and tested 5 days before AF and got my BFP

[makenzimommy09]

so the higher the number, the earlier the can detect??

[dandte]

Im pretty sure its the lower the number the sooner it can detect.

Quoting makenzimommy09:

so the higher the number, the earlier the can detect??

[AshleyVanNess]

thats pretty cool thanks

[Hrivera5]

Yup, the lower the number the more sensitive it is.  Because it can detect LESS Hcg to get a positive...so those are the better ones for testing early.

Quoting dandte:

Im pretty sure its the lower the number the sooner it can detect.

Quoting makenzimommy09:

so the higher the number, the earlier the can detect??