Expensive or Cheap Test ... Defference?

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Registered: 07-29-2003
Expensive or Cheap Test ... Defference?
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Tue, 07-29-2003 - 1:03am
Hello all...... I am new here. I consider myself "FERTILE MYRTLE" Believe me and everyone else in my family. Believe me I am not bragging.... lol. I took a depo shot for the first time Nov. 2001 and second time in Aug of 2002. It took about 8 months for my period to regulate after the first shot. It has been almost a year now and my periods have not regulated yet. It comes on but not flowing just on barely for almost 2 weeks at a time. Well, my hubby and I decided to have another child last month. I should have gotten my period on the 20th of July and haven't yet. I went to EVERYTHING'S A DOLLAR and got a pregnancy test and I was negative. The only reason I got it was because it was a Dollar. In fact I got about 8. LOL This test was off brand and basic(no directions). Do you think it is a diference in the results of a Cheap(beyond cheap) test and a Brand name test? I am worried now. Please respond I am also on AOL QponClipnQueen@aol.com

April
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Registered: 06-24-2003
Tue, 07-29-2003 - 8:03am
The cost of a hpt doesn't matter, it's the amount of Hcg they can detect. Some say the more expensive, the more sensitive, but that's not always true. The answer early test brand is like $7 and you get a free test. so 2 test for the price of 1.

Also, I wanted to say, coming off depo creates havoc in your body regards to returning AF. The average is 18 mos for it to clear your system and become pg again. My SIL just went through this. She finally got pg in May after being off the shot for about 18 mos.

To make sure you're O'ing, I would do the fertility checking signs, BBT, CP and CM. If you're not O'ing, then you can't get pg.

Good luck,

Erika

Erika

mom to Michael, Allison, Alexander and

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Registered: 07-29-2003
Tue, 07-29-2003 - 11:14am
Hcg they can detect. Some say the more expensive, the more sensitive, but that's not always true.

Oooo Thats how it works. How can I tell if a test is sensitive or not? What is a god level of sensitivity.

April