... They had been out of stock so they just sent me the normal Clearblue with the + or - sign. I kept it anyway, and after unpacking the shopping a went to the loo to try again. When I came back up, myself and my hubby waited for the result, I could see nothing, but my hubby was sure he could ... Read review
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After 15 tests... i got a result!
Advantages: Clear blue was clear to read Disadvantages: it is more expensive
...just sent me the normal Clearblue with the + or - sign. I kept it anyway, and after unpacking the shopping a went to the loo to try again. When I came back up, myself and my hubby waited for the result, I could see nothing, but my hubby was sure he could see a faint line. This was in the evening and the artificial light wasn't helping things. I refused to get excited. My period was due the next day (Christmas Eve) and we would know then. When Christmas ... ...and bought a digital Clear Blue. We tested that night, you know the usual, wee on the absorbent stick and hey presto within 3 minutes of looking at an Egg timer icon we were staring at the word 'PREGNANT' on the LCD screen. What a lovely Christmas present.
The Clear Blue digital test said on the box that it could detect pregnancy as early as 4 days before the period was expected, although there was fine print to say that this wasn't ... more
Well, this is not completely a review on the Clear Blue pictured, but my comparison of about 15 different pregnancy tests (ok a little egageration!) and how I got on with each of them. Eventually the Clear-Blue brand came out on top for me, but I think the comparison will be worth reading for any of you who are in the 'am I or aren't I?' stage and considering spending the little bit more on a clear blue.
I am still a newly wed (October!) and when we got married the first thing we settled on was that we wanted another child as soon as we could. I came off birth control in July, but with no positive pregnancy tests by November I decided that this month I would chart my cycle. Armed with an ovulation kit I recorded my results into the website fertility friend.com and eventually found out that my actual ovulation date was 23 days into my cycle, and not the 'average' 14 days that I had assumed. Of course no woman is average, but I know that doctors would call that a common date as many women have 28 day cycles. Not me! Mine are more like 36! My son was not a planned baby but the minute we knew we were expecting him, something inside me changed and I am incredibly maternal now. I would love a house full of children!
As I neared the date that my period was due I found myself feeling crampy, I felt starving! Eating at all opportunities, I had a few dizzy heads, and I remembered that these were my early symptoms of pregnancy with my son so I was feeling good that we might have another child on the way. But then again, the cramps were also a sign of menstruation so I couldn't be sure! Eventually I got the usual PMT signs, moodiness and leg cramps and I resigned myself that the old witch was on her way and it was to be yet another month with a negative result.
The day before Christmas Eve was the date my period was due to arrive, and 2 days before that I tried one of the internet cheapie pregnancy strip tests that had come with my ovulation tests. It showed nothing, so I just thought it was going to be another bad month for us. That afternoon I tried another cheapie test (I have been addicted to testing since we started trying to conceive!) And I could see a very faint line (I will post you all a picture at the end of the review!) It was so hard to see but there was definitely something there. I do understand that the cheap tests can be susceptible to evaporation lines which are not positives, they are more of a grey colour, but this line had a definite pink tinge. I took a photograph and emailed it to my other half who couldn't see anything. Then I posted a picture on to an internet forum I had been using for women who are Trying to Conceive and 15 people posted to say they could see something there and for me to get a better test the next day.
At this stage I began to find out more about pregnancy tests as I couldn't work out why I had no result that morning and here was a faint result. The internet cheap tests can be bought on Ebay for around 20 for £5 so are a bargain if, like me, you are recording your cycle and want to test a lot. They pick up 10miu of the HCG hormone, which is the hormone a pregnancy secretes. 10miu is a tiny amount and none of the shop bought tests react to such a small amount and this is where I started to get confused. I dashed out after that faint line and bought two Asda own brand tests. One was negative, and I asked on the forum how could that be? The knowledgable girls there told me that the Asda tests only picked up 25miu of HCG hormone so they hadn't regisitered any in my wee. They advised me to wait until the morning and test again as the first morning wee is concentrated and has more hormones in it. So that's what I did. I barely slept that night!
In the morning I tried the next Asda test and I thought I could see a faint line. I even took the test apart to make sure! But the line could only be seen if I held the test to the window so I remained unconvinced. I even tested again with cheap tests all day with varying results. My Tescos online delivery was coming after work, and I had ordered a Clear Blue digital test and I was waiting for that to arrive so I would know one way or the other, no wondering if a line was there or not- the clear blue test would be able to tell me 'Pregnant' or 'Not Pregnant' in writing.
When the Tescos delivery van arrived I was disappointed that one of the substitutions on my list was my Clear Blue digital. They had been out of stock so they just sent me the normal Clearblue with the + or - sign. I kept it anyway, and after unpacking the shopping a went to the loo to try again. When I came back up, myself and my hubby waited for the result, I could see nothing, but my hubby was sure he could see a faint line. This was in the evening and the artificial light wasn't helping things. I refused to get excited. My period was due the next day (Christmas Eve) and we would know then. When Christmas eve arrived and my period didn't I went into Asda and bought a digital Clear Blue. We tested that night, you know the usual, wee on the absorbent stick and hey presto within 3 minutes of looking at an Egg timer icon we were staring at the word 'PREGNANT' on the LCD screen. What a lovely Christmas present.
The Clear Blue digital test said on the box that it could detect pregnancy as early as 4 days before the period was expected, although there was fine print to say that this wasn't in all cases. Of all the tests I tried it was the only one that gave me a definite result so early. In the following week I tried another Asda test and got a great positive, but it just shows that many tests just don't pick up enough hormone to detect a very early pregnancy. In all cases I did hold the absorbent stick in the stream for at least 5 seconds, but the HCG levels in my wee were obviously not strong enough for the tests. It does say in the clear Blue instructions that if you do not get a word result, and have a book symbol where the words should be then you didn't get enough urine on the test.
On the back of the Clear blue box is a disclaimer about how in lab tests if a woman tested 4 days early she was only 51% likely to get a positive, 3 days early was 82%, 2 days was 90% and 1 day was 95%. I do think these are good odds. The only real issue being that the Clear Blue tests are at the more expensive end of the market compared to my 20 for £5 bargain tests. The overall accuracy of the clear blue is said to be over 99% when used correctly.
So that's our story! I am now in my 8th week(ish) waiting for a dating scan to tell us for sure, I am sick as anything! But still happy and so pleased to be expecting this little August baby. It is very early days yet, but Im keeping positive that things will be ok.
Advantages: A very easy and quick test, no waiting about for results (well, 1 minute!), Available in any chemist or supermarket Disadvantages: Expensive for something you can get done at the doctors for free!
...or not! I chose Clearblue for the simple reason that it's a well known and respected brand and claims that it's over 99% accurate on the box. This sounds perfect. :o)
Now, pregnancy tests work by detecting tiny amounts of hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin) in a sample of your urine. This is the human pregnancy hormone and Clearblue can trace this in your urine from the day your period is due, this is good news for me as my period should have officially ... ...BOX oOoOo
The Clearblue test comes in a very clinical looking box. For some reason, this reassured me more than seeing the Boots own label test which is in a highly decorated pink box. I think if I wanted to be pregnant then I might have gone for the Boots test as it seemed more like good news, but under the circumstances a more 'official' looking box seemed more appropriate.
The box is basically a blue cardboard box with the Clearblue name and ...
Fruity_Tart 13.05.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Clearblue Pregnancy Test Kit
Advantages: Unmistakeable results in less than 3 minutes. Disadvantages: Cost
...a new product in the Clearblue range. It is a new digital test that claims to give “Unmistakable Results”.
The box contains 3 tests and costs just £14.99 so it works out cheaper per test than the single test stick that retails at £8.99 or the double test kit at £11.99. I still think this is expensive and you could get tested by your doctor for free but when you suspect you may be pregnant you do not want to be waiting for an appointment or waiting ... ...much darker line.
All Clearblue tests are 99% accurate so you can be pretty sure you have the right result. They are even more sensitive than the tests done by your doctor and most doctors will take your word for it that you are pregnant if you have had a positive result from a home pregnancy test.
The instructions are well written and very easy to follow using diagrams and there is a question and answer section on the back if anything needs clarification. ...
Monkeymum 14.10.2003
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Advantages: Easy to use, quick results Disadvantages: The price
...that way!). I usually use Clearblue tests as are they are so straightforward. No messing about with chemicals – just pee on a stick! Even a bloke could manage that!
Clearblue One minute Pregnancy test (to give it its full name) comes in a blue box which has a cellophane wrapper round it. This ensures that it has not been tampered with in anyway. On the box is a pink flash which states that it is ‘The brand most recommended by doctors ... ...which is produced in pregnancy. Clearblue can detect tiny amounts of this hormone. Unlike some pregnancy testing kits, you do not have to use an early morning urine sample. However, you should avoid drinking excessive amounts before taking the test as this can dilute the hormone and make the test difficult to read.
Occasionally, some fertility drugs and rare medical conditions can give misleading results, however usually Clearblue is more than 99% ...
jools30 24.01.2002
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...the pregnancy hormone". With the Clearblue and many other tests this can be detected from as early as the day your period is due. You also can test at any time of the day, you don't need to do it early morning. You would not believe the amount of women who have told me they first found out they were pregnant in the loo at our local Tescos! See they buy the tests (and get clubcard points) then they can't wait till they get home so they nip in the ... ...Clearblue test you need to hold the absorbent sampler (little stick like bit) under your urine stream for 5 seconds. If you find this hard to do (hey women were not built to pee on sticks – men were) you can collect a sample of urine in a container and immerse the sampler for 20 seconds. This is one of the things I like about the Clearblue test, they give the instructions for using a container most of the other tests I have tried don't give ...
KathrynE 27.03.2001
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Advantages: Digital Display Disadvantages: You can't buy just the cartridges by themselves
...out buying just the standard Clearblue Pregnancy Test. I brought this one initially as it was cheaper than some of the others (£10 for 2 test sticks). Anyway I was 7 days late but suspected before this that I may be pregnant but wasn't too sure how long you are supposed to wait before you can do the test. When I read the box I found out I could of actually done the test on the first day my period was due, so I didn't actually need to wait this long ... ...that.
On getting the Clearblue digital test it was more expensive in a way as i had paid £10 for the last test and £14.95 for this one. However when I opened up the box I found this one had 3 tests in it. So actually there was no difference in price at all as both types of test worked out at £5 per test.
Well doing the other type of test helped alot with this digital one as it worked in exactly the same way. You are supplied with one holder and ...
saraha007 16.01.2005
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You do have the opportunity to 'wee' in a jug or alike and then dip the stick for the time stated and then get your results that way. Let's face it though I do credit myself with being an organised and practical person
but at such a time the last thing you want to do is to waste time gathering additional implements when all you need is the test, a willing bladder and a nearby loo. You simply want to leg it to the nearest loo, rip the packet open, skip the instruction leaflet and get down to it.
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(3) With the absorbent trip facing downwards, cover with the cap and lay on a flat surface.
(4) Wait for the results to appear. Two lines in the window mean that you are pregnant. Only one line in the window means that you are not pregnant.
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I bought this for £11.29 (packet of two) from Boots. Compared to similar products on the market, this is decent value:
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