Breast changes: One of the most common signs of early pregnancy is tenderness, swelling, a tingling feeling or noticeable blue veins in the breasts. If you're not sure about continuing with the pregnancy, you can discuss this confidentially with a healthcare professional. Your options are:

The consensus from healthcare professionals across the board was that it doesn’t really matter what home pregnancy test you use — they all work more or less the same way, it just depends on your preferences. Home pregnancy tests detect a hormone in your urine called hCG (short for human chorionic gonadotropin). When a sperm and an egg join and start growing, some of the cells (that will soon become the placenta) start producing hCG. No method of contraception is completely effective, so it's important to take a pregnancy test if you think you might be pregnant. Pregnancy test resultsNearly three-quarters of women prefer to test directly in their urine stream. Studies have shown midstream tests like Clearblue ® are convenient, hygienic and easy to use. 4 It depends on which type of test you use. Some at-home pregnancy tests may be able to detect pregnancy before you miss your period. However, if you want the most accurate result, it’s best to wait until you have missed your period. How accurate are pregnancy tests? With Clearblue ® you can also choose to test early – Clearblue ® Early Digital Pregnancy Test and Clearblue ® Early Detection Pregnancy Test can tell you 6 days sooner than your missed period. 2

If you choose to dip, use a clean, dry container stable enough to hold the test and urine without tipping. Read the instructions to determine exactly how long the tip should remain in the urine. If you’re not using a digital test, consider using a timer — three minutes can feel like an eternity when waiting for results, and to ensure an accurate result, it’s important to keep the test in the urine for the correct amount of time. If your container spills and your test falls on the floor (this happens), consider retesting. A blood test for pregnancy might be done in special circumstances, such as for people who are having fertility treatments or when the healthcare provider thinks there might be a problem.False-positive results happen in very rare cases. This means you're not pregnant but the test says you are. You could have a false-positive result if you have blood or protein in your pee. Certain drugs, such as tranquilizers, anticonvulsants, hypnotics, and fertility drugs, could cause false-positive results. Clearblue has been a pioneer in pregnancy testing for over 30 years, delivering new and innovative products, including: