Directions for the One Step Plus HCG Test

Pregnancy tests detect the presences of the human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG, hormone in urine or blood to determine whether you're pregnant. The hCG hormone is produced by placenta cells once the fertilized egg makes contact with the uterus roughly six days after conception. The presence of the hCG hormone doubles every two days or so, plateauing several weeks later. The more hCG in your system, the more accurate the pregnancy test. The one step plus hCG test is a typical pregnancy test designed to be easy to use and interpret.

Things You'll Need

  • Collection container
  • Single use dropper
  • Stopwatch or timer

Instructions

    • 1

      Collect a first morning urine sample by filling a clean and dry urine collection container.

    • 2

      Open the protective pouch containing the urine dropper and test device. Place the test device on a flat surface.

    • 3

      Fill the urine dropper with the collect sample and dispense exactly four drops into the testing well in the testing device marked with an "S."

    • 4

      Start a timer and allow five minutes to pass before reading the results.

    • 5

      Interpret the results. If a pink band appears in the control area marked with a "C" and the test area marked with a "T," the results are positive. If a pink band appears in the control area, but not in the testing area, the results are negative. If no pink bands appear, the test is invalid.

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