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Top 8 Pregnancy Tests

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When you're choosing a pregnancy test, it's hard to make a quick decision standing in front of the kits at the store. But you really want, and need, reliability and trust in which ever kit you choose. Here are our top picks for pregnancy tests.

1. Detect5 Progressive Pregnancy Test

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This pregnancy test is very different.  While it is performed with urine and taken at home, rather than a simple positive or negative answer, it can also provide you with a range for your hCG levels at five levels.

2. First Response Pregnancy Test Kit

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First Response has been around a long time and provides a quality product that can be used three days before you miss your period.

3. Clear Blue Easy Pregnancy Digital Test

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The newer digital tests are very nice as far as convincing moms that they are pregnant. Older tests are measuring 50 mIU of hCG, this one step kit is another product worth looking at for your testing needs.
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4. e.p.t. Pregnancy Test

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Name recognition is a big factor in this test and it does measure 40 mIU of hCG. It also is available in multi-packs. e.p.t. stands for the error proof test. It also has a digital version.

5. Answer Pregnancy Test

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Answer detects 100 mIU of hCG in your urine, and frequently comes in multi-packs for multi tests.

6. Fact Plus Pregnancy Test

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Fact Plus has undergone a couple of big changes in the last few years, including a more standardized look to their test. Comes in multi packs, older tests kit may only measure 250 mIU of hCG.

7. Equate Pregnancy Test

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This test kit measures 25 mIU of hCG in your urine, one of the lowest amounts detectable. This is one of the least expensive pregnancy tests, just a bit more than the thin strips.

8. Am I Pregnant? Quiz

This quiz is a look at the major and some minor symptoms of pregnancy - all to help you decide if you're pregnant!

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