Patient's question:
"According to "Qin Zaozhi," it says to put it in for a few seconds and then take it out to see the results. But I made a mistake and left it in for 5.6 minutes before taking it out. Is the result accurate like this?"Doctor's answer:
Actually, although early pregnancy test strips claim to have a 99% accuracy rate, you should never over-trust your self-test results. According to expert statistics, the accuracy rate of early pregnancy test strips varies greatly, ranging from 50% to 98%. Gynecological experts point out that when women perform pregnancy self-tests at home without any external guidance, the test results generally only achieve a precision rate of 50% to 75%. If such a test is conducted in a laboratory under the supervision of a doctor, the doctor can ensure that the test strips are working properly, and the woman can use them exactly according to the instructions, the test accuracy rate may then approach 100%.