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Brief
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If your menstrual period is late, you may be pregnant. You can do a pregnancy test to see if you are pregnant. You can buy a pregnancy test at the supermarket, chemist or pharmacy. This is a urine test. For a correct result, it is best to do the test after your menstrual period has been late for several days.
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Urine test
Do the urine pregnancy test in the following way:
- Put the test in some of your pee (urine).
- Put the test down horizontally.
- Wait about 5 minutes for the result. It will appear on the screen of the test.
- If the test is positive, contact a midwife in the area where you live.
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Symptoms of pregnancy
Some women have the first symptoms of pregnancy early in the pregnancy. This is not an accurate pregnancy test but can signal that you should take a test.
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Where to buy a pregnancy test strip
You can buy a pregnancy test strip in a pharmacy or hospital.
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