Found a kit at home but when i checked the pack the date was over by 2 months. Period is 5 days late and im too impatient to wait for the medical to open. will an expired one still give correct result or should i just buy fresh?
Honestly expired kits can give wrong results, the reagent degrades over time. I always check the expiry date printed on the pack before using. If in doubt, a fresh kit or a blood test is the safest bet.
No, don't use an expired kit, the chemicals lose accuracy and you'll only confuse yourself. They're cheap, just buy a fresh one. Better a correct result than a doubtful one.
A kit costs barely fifty to hundred rupees, no point using an expired one and redoing it anyway. Buy fresh, and if you really want certainty a lab test is also affordable. Saves you the second guessing.
