Like the ovulation test kit, each home pregnancy test kit comes with a set of chemically coated test sticks.

All you have to do is to follow the instructions that come along with the test kit.

The accuracy and reliability when using pregnancy test kits will be enhanced with your faithful carrying out of its instructions. If you're careless in following through with the instructions, you may end up with a false positive or a false negative result.

For example, if the particular pregnancy test kit you've bought requires your first morning urine, then you should wait until morning to perform your test.

And if it tells you that you'll have to urinate on the test stick for a period of time before reading the result, time your test precisely as instructed.

However, if you have problems urinating directly onto the stick for that given period of time, you could choose to urinate into a clean disposable paper cup or container instead. After that, dip the stick into the urine for the specified time. It'll work just fine. Just be sure that the disposable cup or container is clean before you test your urine and don't reuse it again for another test.

As each test stick is coated with a layer of chemicals, the presence of hCG if any will be detected if you're pregnant. Keep the test stick away from all sources of heat so as not to disturb the chemical reaction process.

Depending on the home pregnancy test kit that you've chosen, your test result will show up differently. A positive pregnancy test result could be shown with a plus sign, two lines or a dark circle. Check up what the instructions say.

Different home pregnancy test kits from different manufacturers measure different amount of hCG present in your urine. Test kits that can detect a lower amount of hCG present will be able to confirm your pregnancy earlier.

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