Flood zones are land areas identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Each flood zone describes that land area in terms of its risk of flooding. Everyone lives in a flood zoneâit's just a question of whether you live in a low, moderate, or high risk area.
Early pregnancy tests can now be taken several days before your period is due â but the earlier you take the test, the less reliable the result. The number of days varies according to the make of pregnancy test. The earliest tests claim to be reliable from up to 5 days before your period is due.
Approximately four days after fertilization, the egg will start to produce a pregnancy hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hGC). A pregnancy test will detect this hormone about one week after fertilization. Most women tend to wait to take a pregnancy test until after they have missed one menstrual period. If you take a pregnancy test one week after you were supposed to get your period, the result will be about 95% accurate. If you take it too soon after fertilization, it may show up negative when in fact you really are pregnant. Pregnancy test are meant to be considered screening tests.