I'll never buy another test again....

Advantages: So easy to use, compact sealed test. Very reasonably priced.
Disadvantages: Only available to buy on the internet.

...Updated!... My Husband and I have been trying to conceive our first child for over 9 years now. As you can imagine over this time we have tried many home pregnancy tests; branded, shop's own brand, cheap and expensive. Since discovering ACON's One Step pregnancy cassette test we will not be trying any other. Let me explain why... PRICE ACON's One Step tests are so much cheaper than any that I have seen in any shop. My first batch cost me £12 for 20 tests, and that includes shipping. Yes, £12 for 20!!!! And they are not the flimsy cheap looking plastic ones that you have to dip in urine for 20 seconds. DESIGN ACON's One Step tests are cleverly designed so that the whole test is enclosed, no strip to pee on for 'X' number of seconds, no worrying about running out of urine, no worrying about dipping it in for too long...

Ikea_Junkie 11.05.2004 (15.03.2008) · Read review
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Review of ACON HCG One Step Pregnancy Test

A Great DIGITAL Pregnancy Test!

Advantages: Digital Display
Disadvantages: You can't buy just the cartridges by themselves

...I started 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 at all. I had never taken a pregnancy test before but was very pleased to find that there were very clear instructions on the reverse of the packaging. The clear instructions were in 3 steps. Inside the packaging was a questionnaire, a more detailed description on how to use the test and 2 of the testers. The testers are individually wrapped and easy to open. On opening...

saraha007 16.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of Clearblue Pregnancy Test Kit

Love the new DIGITAL clearblue pregnancy test!!!!

Advantages: finding out 100% one way or the other...
Disadvantages: Slightly Expensive

...Me and my partner have been trying for a baby for a while so i would stock up on the internet cheap pregnancy tests from auction sites... as soon as i saw a faint line i 'eeeeek'd' with excitement... it was so extremely faint i had to squint at the line. I just had to know! am i pregnant? is it my mind playing tricks on me? my better half ran to our local supermarket and bought a 2 pack digital conceptor Clear Blue pregnancy tests. I dipped it in the pot for 10 seconds and saw the little egg timer flash... i was scare to look... i dairnt look!! through slightly open fingers i glanced in the direction of the test, PREGNANT 1-2 WEEKS!! oh my gosh, they are the best words i have seen on such a small thing! how something so tiny can create the biggest smile!! yes they are slightly high in price compared to my internet cheap tests, but what...

tootsy1987 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Clearblue Pregnancy Test Kit

pregnancy test

Advantages: tells you if you are pregnant
Disadvantages: none

...most pregnancy tests available on the market these days do exactly the same as each other it is just that you pay a lot more for testers that tell you in words that you are pregnant or tell you that you are so many days pregnant, this in my opinion is a total waste of money when they all do the same job which is basically testing for an increase in a hormone in your urine, after all why pay £15 for a stick you are going to piddle on and throw away when you can get a very similar stick from your chemist for around £1 for a pack of two or 3 and are the exact same ones used by the nurse at your doctors surgery. Read your instructions on your pack carefuly as the timing on different tests is different but the basics are still the same, you need to test after the first day that your period was due as this is the earliest time that most...

danniell 14.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Pregnancy tests in general

Boots pregnancy test - very quick & accurate

Advantages: Easy to use, accurate, cheap
Disadvantages: None

...These modern tests are done in exactly the same way as it would be if you'd had gone to your doctors - except now you can do it in the privacy of your own home and you don't have to wait weeks to find out the result! Perfect! I've never done a test until 11 weeks ago and I was so very nervous about doing a test for the first time. Especially as we'd planned a baby... just not this soon! The boots pregnancy test gave me an accurate result in just a few seconds. I actually took a second one just to be on the safe side. It too was positive, it couldn't be wrong! A scan 5 weeks later confirmed this. Also for some women that want to use the pregnancy test in their pregnancy scrapbook/diary the result doesn't fade! I've used mine for my scrapbook and it looks fantastic. I would definatly advise this to any woman who wants a fast...

NessShortee 22.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Boots Pregnancy Test Kit

A Pregnancy Test for just £2.99

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: Takes 2-3 minutes for results, have to wee in a container

...I found this product in my local chemist. I waited until all the customers had left the shop and then asked for a pregnancy test. I don't know why I did this as I had a wedding ring on and a 19 month old in a pram with me! I had a choice of one of the regular branded pack of two pregnancy tests for £13.99 or this one for a 'special price' of £2.99 for one. Not sure if this is the regular price but it had a big yellow sticker indicating the special price and it's not as if they wanted to clear the shelves as it's in date for over another year. Anyway, ANSWER calls itself the one step pregnancy test. For £2.99 I knew it wasn't to be a new fandangled digital test although I was surprised to see how basic it really was. +++ THE KIT ITSELF +++ For this 'one step' test, you get a box that is about 12 cm high that includes some...

RClure 30.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Answer One Test

After 15 tests... i got a result!

Advantages: Clear blue was clear to read
Disadvantages: it is more expensive

...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...

lulu2004 11.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Clearblue Pregnancy Test Kit

Its not an early detection test!

Advantages: Incredibly cheap and easy to use
Disadvantages: not all reliable

...When i thought that i was pregnant i used this pregnancy test 4 times, and each time it came back negative, even though i was actual pregnant! It says early detection but it only works if you are more than 2 months pregnant. In my opinion its not really ideal but it is cheap! The pregnancy test was very easy to use, the only down side is that you had to use a cup to place the applicator in urine as it did not supply one. All that comes in the pregnancy test is one applicator so for easyness of use i would definatly give it ten out of ten! Obviously it wasnt accurate only 2 months after i was pregnant. But when i took the pregnancy test after 2 months it came back positive which is a good sign! The reason i bought this product is because i wasnt prepared to pay alot of money for something if i was unsure of them working...

Lovlable2 30.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Quik-Check Early Detection One Step Pregnancy Test

Step One - Steps

Advantages: Good pop songs
Disadvantages: Might be difficult to get hold of this album now

...Steps were formed in 1997 and this was their debut album, which was produced by Pete Waterman. Contrary to popular belief, the group weren't put together by him. He only started producing them after their debut single. Always good value at parties and for listening to, Steps did terrible concerts without live bands so I refused to go and see them except at roadshows and one-off charity concerts. However, I enjoyed most of their songs and I especially like this album which was released in July 1998. Here's a track listing. 1. Steptro 2. Last Thing On My Mind 3. 5,6,7,8 4. One For Sorrow 5. Heartbeat 6. This Heart Will Love Again 7. Experienced 8. Too Weak To Resist 9. Better Best Forgotten 10. Back To You 11. Love You More 12. Stay With Me Track 1 - Steptro A quick and rather pointless little instrumental tune...

Mel27 14.09.2004 (22.07.2005) · Read review
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Review of Step One - Steps

Form Two Lines

Advantages: Very low cost
Disadvantages: No container supplied

...As many women will know, if you dream of becoming a mum, whether it be for the first time or the third, it can become quite expensive every time that you are a little late and you take a test and, to your dismay, only one line shows up. For two and a half years myself and my husband have tried for my first baby, knowing we had only a 1% chance of success naturally. After many failed tests, I decided to, instead of spending around £10 a time on tests, to pick up a few boxes of the Quik-Check Early Detection One Step Pregnancy Test. I was slightly concerned, though, as this test was so cheap (see cost part of review) and I seriously wondered whether it would work, yet because I had only a 1% chance of ever falling pregnant, I thought that if this cheap one gave me the two blue lines I have wished for for so long, then I'd take...

elfbwillow 12.03.2007 · Read review
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