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Accuracy of the clear blue easy pregnancy test

Hey, please tell me something about the clear blue easy pregnancy test. After doing some research I have seen that a lot of women are satisfied with this brand of pregnancy tests. What other products does clear blue cell. I wanted a last opinion, I think I am pregnant and I need to check. Do you I think should check with clear blue. I have seen reviews and pictures, but what is the harm in taking another opinion. Please give me your take on this brand. How long does it take for this test to work? How precise are the results?

 

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Leonard Vega | Aug 17 2011
<p><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">The digital pregnancy test is a huge leap forward from traditional tests that show results with a line or two, or with a plus or minus. Digital tests, such as Clear Blue Easy digital, do not leave the interpretation of results up to the individual but instead spell the answer out clearly.</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Although the Clear Blue Easy digital test, like many others, purports to be over 99 percent accurate from the first day of a missed period, the Mayo Clinic advises waiting longer to be more confident of the results of any home pregnancy test.</span><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><br /> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">The Clear Blue Easy digital test is sensitive enough to pick up 25 mlU. This is about average for home pregnancy tests. Some home pregnancy tests have sensitivity as low as 20 mlU, while others can only detect 50 mlU or higher, according to Babyhopes.com. However, 25 mlU is the most common, making Clear Blue Easy of average sensitivity.</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">There are things that can affect the accuracy of Clear Blue Easy digital pregnancy test, as well as other home pregnancy tests. When testing before period is due, it's best to use the first morning's urine to test, as the levels of hCG will be most concentrated then.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; background: white; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-style: inherit;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>