What level of hCG can pregnancy tests detect? Generally, most home pregnancy tests claim to detect hCG levels from 25 mIU/ml. However, some tests, such as the Clearblue® Early Digital Pregnancy Test and the Clearblue Early Detection Pregnancy Test, are so sensitive they can detect hCG levels as low as 10 mIU/ml.
Our most sensitive digital pregnancy test detects hCG, with a sensitivity of 10mIU/ml.
Your HCG levels must reach 25 milliInternational units (mIU) per millimeter (mL) to indicate a positive result—which often happens within 3 to 5 weeks after your last menstrual cycle.
Proov Check is one of the few tests that can detect pregnancy hormone levels as low as 5mIU/mL, which allows you to check for pregnancy as early as five days before the expected period, Dr. Flisser says.
It's like 2 tests in 1 - it first detects if the pregnancy hormone is present with over 99% accuracy from the day of your expected period, and if you are pregnant, it ALSO indicates how many weeks since conception occurred 1-2, 2-3 or more than 3 weeks (3+).
Pregnancy Tests
It's too early to take a home pregnancy test in week 3. But, by the middle or later part of next week, you might be able to detect the pregnancy hormone hCG in your urine with a sensitive early test.
If the test result is 'Pregnant' a numerical result: "1-2", "2-3" or "3+", is also displayed indicating that conception occurred 1 to 2 weeks ago, 2 to 3 weeks ago or 3 or more weeks ago.
The Best Pregnancy Test
After additional research and testing, we continue to recommend First Response Early Result, which remains the most sensitive home pregnancy test of its kind. We still think Clearblue Digital is the best choice if you prefer a digital wand test.
Pregnancy blood tests can detect hCG hormone levels as low as 5 to 10 mIU/mL. Urine tests. At-home urine tests require higher levels of hCG to detect a pregnancy, typically at least 20 mIU/mL.
Within one day of implantation, hCG levels increase by 50% every day. Some research has shown that these increases can lead to the early pregnancy symptoms of nausea and morning sickness.
Key benefits. Our most sensitive digital pregnancy test detects the pregnancy hormone, hCG, with a sensitivity of 10mIU/ml. Results from 6 days before your missed period (which is 5 days before your expected period).
hCG levels are highest towards the end of the first trimester, then gradually decline over the rest of your pregnancy. The amount of hCG in your blood can give some information about your pregnancy and the health of your baby.
Whereas some at-home digital pregnancy tests have a sensitivity of 20 mIU/mL (meaning there needs to be at least 20 mIU/mL of hCG in the urine), the Natalist test has a sensitivity level of 10 mIU/mL, making it more sensitive.
Clearblue Ultra Early is our most sensitive test meaning you can test up to 6 days before your missed period (which is 5 days before your expected period).
Test sensitivity is 10mIU/ml. Testing is made easy by an extra wide tip and our unique stop light feature, which flashes to tell you when you have sampled enough urine. Plus our Floodguard(TM) Technology makes it easy to test correctly.
Symptoms of rising hCG levels can include fatigue, nausea/vomiting (aka morning sickness), dizziness or light-headedness, breast tenderness, and feeling emotionally sensitive.
Most home pregnancy tests are reliable, for example Clearblue's tests have an accuracy of over 99% from the day you expect your period, and while it's possible a test showing a negative result is wrong, particularly if you're testing early, getting a false positive is extremely rare.
Clearblue Early Detection Pregnancy Test provides early detection of the pregnancy hormone. 71% of pregnancies can be detected 6 days before the missed period (5 days before the expected period) and 94% of pregnancies can be detected 5 days before the missed period (4 days before the expected period).
Although you may take a pregnancy test at night, the test may be a false negative since urine tends to be more diluted at night. This is why doctors recommend taking a pregnancy test in the morning, especially in the first couple of weeks of pregnancy.
Week 4 of pregnancy
For example, a fertilised egg may have implanted in your womb just 2 weeks ago, but if the first day of your last period was 4 weeks ago, this means you're officially four weeks pregnant! Pregnancy normally lasts from 37 weeks to 42 weeks from the first day of your last period.
So how far along am I if my Clearblue test says 3+ weeks? That means that if your Clearblue test is saying 3+ weeks, then the NHS would say that you are 5 or more weeks pregnant. ompare your test to the list below: If your Clearblue test says 1-2 weeks, that's 3-4 weeks according to the NHS.
Your weeks indicator test result may take a little longer to display, but when it does it will display one of three options: 1 – 2: this means you are pregnant and conceived approximately 1 – 2 weeks ago. 2 – 3: this means you are pregnant and conceived approximately 2 – 3 weeks ago.