Great Article on Which Test is best

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Registered: 08-06-2003
Great Article on Which Test is best
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Fri, 08-22-2003 - 8:42pm
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/27/earlyshow/health/main538075.shtml

I think this will clarify a lotof the old when to test questions!!

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Registered: 08-13-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 7:56am
my god, just read that article and the thing that stood out to me was:

"It explains that testing for hCG is not the same in all women. In 10 percent of pregnant women, the embryo does not implant until after the first day of a missed period (and again, hCG is not produced until the embryo implants in the uterine wall). "

Thanks for sharing that with us :o)

C

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Registered: 07-21-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 8:58am
Thanks for posting that article, clears up a lot of things. I took a First response early yesterday and got a neg so im pretty sure im not this month (even though af isnt due till next wed/thurs). now i can relax and focus on something else for awile until AF is gone, haha.

Thanks again :-)

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Registered: 08-10-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 12:17pm
What got me was the OPK....cant believe how unreliable they are. I havn't used then and was considering it, now I don't think its really worth the money from what I read there. Might as well moniter my body myself....How many of you rely a lot on them tests? And are now having second thoughts? Thats unbelievable.
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Registered: 07-30-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 12:32pm
WOW!!!!! 6.5mlU!!!!!! that's AMAZING!! that's like, 3 dpo!! *drops to the floor*

ok, so if i'm being uber obsessive, that's the one to use! (First Response Early Response)not too cheap, though, unfortunately. patience really DOES pay, haha!

thanks for the link,though! so, basically, if it doesnt show up well at 3-5 min, wait to 10 min?? that kinda makes sense, i guess~

bec

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Registered: 07-30-2003
Sat, 08-23-2003 - 12:41pm
well, days past IMPLANTATION, i should say! haha

bec