Do pregnancy tests have expiration dates?

[tenna.livejournal.com]

Do pregnancy tests have an expiration date?

I bought two pregnancy tests about oh... 3, *maybe* 4 months ago, and used one. I'm going to be skipping this withdrawal bleed and would like to take a pregnancy test just to make sure I'm not pregnant. I checked the box (they are tests from the dollar store) and see no expiration date listed. Do you think I'm OK to use this one, or should I go purchase another one?

Comments

[squisheroo.livejournal.com]

You should be fine, as long as they haven't been exposed to extreme hot/cold temperatures. =o) And sometimes, the expiration date is on the wrapper of the test, rather than the box.

[silverwing26.livejournal.com]

I was going to say this too. The pregnancy tests i bought form the Dollar Store have the expiration date on the package inside the box.

This is kind of dumb if you think about it..

[tenna.livejournal.com]

I opened up the test this morning and you guys were right! It was on the packaging instead of the box. Thanks!

[armyartbrat.livejournal.com]

That is exceptionally strange.

Just about all the pregnancy tests I've tried out ALL had expiration dates on them... but they tend to be in small print, usually along the fold of the test, say if they are individually wrapped.

But most tend to last for about a year or two, I think. I still have some from last year and they don't expire till next year!

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