My period is 5 days late and I had sex a week ago. I bought a test and it showed 1 line, but today I tested again and it showed 1 dark line and 1 faint line. I see that the pregnancy test is a bit distorted, a sign of a broken stick. Doctor, can I ask if my period is 5 days late, am I pregnant?

Pregnancy test strips are no longer strange to women, however, not everyone understands its tools clearly. A series of questions are still often of interest to women such as are pregnancy tests accurate? What to do if the pregnancy test does not show any lines?

Using a pregnancy test is the quickest and simplest way to determine whether you are pregnant or not. However, “when is a pregnancy test effective?” or “when should I take a pregnancy test to get an accurate result?” are concerns of many users.