interesting about PG tests

Mrs0815 · March 2009

If a woman is pregnant, the amount of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in her system should be around 25 mIU at 10 dpo (days past ovulation), 50 mIU at 12 dpo, 100 mIU at around two weeks dpo. Blood tests can determine pregnancy as low as between 5 to 10 mIU/hCG, though with levels of 5 mIU, a confirmed determination of pregnancy cannot be made without risking a ?false positive? because as low levels Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) can be present in the body without pregnancy.

Early-Pregnancy-Tests.com	20 mIUs hCG
E.P.T.	40 mIUs hCG
Clearblue Easy	50 mIUs hCG
Store Brand: Rite-Aid	50 mIUs hCG
First Response	100 mIUs hCG
Answer	100 mIUs hCG
Store Brand: Equate/WalMart	100 mIUs hCG
QTest	100 mIUs hCG
Store Brand: Walgreens	100 mIUs hCG
Precise	100 mIUs hCG

Lanette · March 2009

Wow that's really interesting, especially since 1st Response touts that they can detect up to 5 days sooner (before AF). I always bought 1st response 1) because of that and 2) because they sell them in a bigger package at Costco. I guess it doesn't really matter after all...going for the cheapies next time

Thanks for the info!

TefLepOM · March 2009

I think that FRER number is from their older version. The new ones detect around 25 (my last pregnancy, I went in for bloodwork and I was only at 27 and it was detected that morning with a FRER). It is great, though, that the cheapies are so sensitive.