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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm dying to do a urine pregnancy test before the beta even though I know 100% that it really isn't a good idea. I just can't wait to know (or have an inkling) and feel like I need it to mentally prepare. This is especially the case since the day of the beta is a work day and I'd rather not hear the news while at work without being prepared. Anyone else do this or have thoughts?[/quote]

I do it every time and I don't see what the big deal is or why that "isn't a good idea". Those tests are very accurate. [/quote]

They are not always accurate for women undergoing IVF.  [b]If the embryo does not implant and you take a urine pregnancy test, you can have a false positive because of the HCG in your system from the trigger shot. HCG is what the urine home pregnancy test measures. [/b] It just isn't as sophisticated as the beta.  OP - I'll soon be in my first two week wait period and I know I will not take a home pregnancy test.  They are banished from my house. I have done too many and had too many negatives.  When my husband and I confirmed IVF was our only hope for a baby I vowed never to do one again.  I haven't looked back and have been much happier.  I've been a trooper through this process - no one at work suspects a thing.  So, I also vowed that when I do get the call sometime in mid-October and if I am at work - I give my permission to stroll on out of there if I want to leave. This happens to be what works for me, however. I tend to think it might ease your anxiety to make a similar vow but to each her own.  GOOD LUCK!   [/quote]

Yes, but only if you test too early. The trigger shot should be out of your system after ten days or so. If you want to make sure, you can buy a bunch of inexpensive tests and test from the day of the trigger to see it leaving your system. The blood beta test, by the way, also measures HCG. The difference is that it tells you what your exact level is, and that it can pick up the very lowest levels that are likely chemical pregnancies. You do not risk false positives if you test with a urine pregnancy test just before your beta. You may get a false negative if your levels are really low or if the test you use is not very sensitive, but if you use something like FRER, that shouldn't happen if you have a viable pregnancy.

I personally did test, and was glad I did, as I hate waiting for phone calls and getting such personal news from some nurse. With my unsuccessful TI cycles, it was good to get the bad news in private. With my successful IVF, I started testing at 8dp3dt, at which point I got a VERY faint, nearly invisible line, which got noticeably stronger starting at 10dp3dt. By the day before my beta, there was no mistaking I was pregnant, so when the nurse called after the blood test, I just picked up and asked "What's the number??". That was suspense enough for me! [/quote]

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