How to Read a Home Pregnancy Test

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"Hello, my name is Dr. Carol Clark. I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and Sex Therapist, here in Miami, Florida. In this clip, we're going to talk about, how to read a home pregnancy test. A home pregnancy test is one that you can buy from any retail outlet, and you bring it home, and certainly read the directions, and follow the directions exactly, so what you'll be doing, is urinating onto a strip, and then putting it into whatever device, came with your home pregnancy test. After a period of time, usually five minutes, no more, either a plus or extra lines will appear on the test. Sometimes you don't even have to put it in anything, you actually urinate on the actual testing apparatus, and let it sit for the five minutes, and then watch for the lines to appear, either lines or a plus. They're usually very well marked, very difficult to make a mistake, so give it the five minutes, make sure you use early morning urine,and you'll get your best results. This is Carol Clark, in Miami, Florida."