Online Pregnancy Test
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How Online Pregnancy Tests Work
An online pregnancy test will ask some of the same questions your OB health professional would ask. This information includes the number of days in your menstrual cycle, the date your last period began, and the date when you had intercourse, to calculate the mathematical probability of your pregnancy.
Information Needed for an Online Test
The basic information that many of the online tests ask for includes:
- The average number of days from the first day of one period until the first day of the next period.
- The date your last period started.
- The date you think you conceived or the date you had intercourse that you think resulted in conception.
- What Early Pregnancy Symptoms you have been experiencing. These symptoms might include nausea or vomiting, odd sensations of the abdomen, changes in appetite, and fatigue, among others.
- Your stress level.
- What form of birth control you have been practicing.
Test Result Revelations
The online test results will provide you with the odds that you are actually pregnant based on the normal Ovulation process. In other words, there is only a four-day window around two weeks into the menstrual cycle when most women can conceive. By looking at the information you have provided about your menstrual cycle, the software can calculate how closely your sexual experience fell in line with the predicted window of ovulation. You may also be provided with links to more information about ovulation, conception, unprotected sex, home pregnancy tests, and abortion options.
The test may also take into account the side effects of your chosen birth control method and its effectiveness. For example, if you use Depo-Provera for birth control, one of the side effects is missed periods and some weight gain. If your significant other has had a vasectomy, the test will calculate your chance of pregnancy as extremely low. On the other hand, if you are having unprotected sex during the period of ovulation, chances are significantly increased that you may be pregnant.
Online Test Accuracy
No one can tell you whether you are pregnant without a blood or urine pregnancy test; however, the online pregnancy test results can tell you whether your intercourse may have coincided with the time when you would have expected to ovulate.
Finding an Online Pregnancy Test
Visit Epigee Women’s Health or PregnancyInfo.net. Or, do an Internet search on ‘online pregnancy test’.
What To Do If the Test Says You're Pregnant
Follow up with a home pregnancy tests. Remember, even though a home pregnancy test may claim to be accurate as soon as five days prior to your next menstruation date, the test will be significantly more accurate if you wait until a week after your missed period. If the home pregnancy test shows a negative result but you are still experiencing some of the symptoms of pregnancy, wait and take the test again in three days or make an appointment with your health care professional.
Comments
Laura, if your cycle is regular, you will have ovulated around September 3, so you are unlikely to have conceived from sex on August 30. But, it might take a few months for your cycle to regulate since coming off the IUD.
-- Contributed by: HollySwansonI had my IUD removed on August26th and had unprotected sex on August 30, my last cycle was 8/20/08, what are my chances of being pregnant...
-- Contributed by: LauraEmma, when taking Plan B or an emergency birth control, you may get an earlier or later period that can be heavier than normal. If the bleeding gets heavy or if you have severe cramping, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
-- Contributed by: HollySwansonThis page has been accessed 14,495 times. This page was last modified 20:26, 12 April 2006.
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