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What to know about pregnancy testing
Pregnancy tests work by detecting levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a markers of pregnancy in a person’s urine or blood. Home tests can usually detect pregnancy 12–15 days after ovulation.Read more -
An Overview of Home Pregnancy Tests
Home pregnancy tests are sold almost everywhere. You can find them in most stores, from your major retailers to your grocery store, convenience store, and even discount stores.Read more -
Pregnancy Strip Test pregnancy test
Our HCG Urine pregnancy test measures the presence of the hormone human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in human urine for early detection of pregnancy. The concentration of HCG in a non-pregnant woman is usually 5mIU.Read more -
Awesome paper pregnancy tests cut plastic waste & help vulnerable women
If even half of these women bought a pregnancy test (which weighs around 9 grams), that’s around 22.5 tonnes of plastic that ends up in the bathroom bin - or down the loo.Read more -
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
A pregnancy test is used to determine whether a female is pregnant or not. The two primary methods are testing for the female pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)) in blood or urine using a pregnancy test kit, and scanning with ultrasonography.[1] Testing blood for hCG results in the earliest detection of pregnancy.[2] Almost all pregnant women will have a positive urine pregnancy test one week after the first day of a missed menstrual period.[3]Read more -
Strips of Hope: Accuracy of Home Pregnancy Tests and New Developments
The first home pregnancy test was introduced in 1976. Since then, pregnancy tests have become the most common diagnostic assay used at home. Pregnancy tests use antibodies to detect human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).Read more -
When to take a pregnancy test?
Using a pregnancy test is the fastest and simplest way to help you determine if you are pregnant or not. However, “when does a pregnancy test work?” or “when should a pregnancy test be taken to get an accurate result?” is the concern of many users.Read more -
Demonstrated via hCG Assay for Pregnancy Test
Over the past decades, paper-based lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) have been extensively developed for rapid, facile, and low-cost detection of a wide array of target analytes in a point-of-care manner. Conventional home pregnancy tests are the most significant example of LFAs, which detect elevated concentrations of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) in body fluids to identify early pregnancy.Read more -
The surprising secret hidden in a pregnancy test
A teardown of a digital pregnancy test has created a buzz after revealing it contained a standard paper test, similar to those used by GPs.Read more -
Pregnancy tests: All you need to know
A pregnancy test can confirm if a female is pregnant. The test can be carried out at home or in the doctor’s office. It works by measuring levels of a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG).Read more -
Pregnancy - tests and scans
A range of tests and scans are available to pregnant women, including tests to confirm pregnancy, pregnancy screening tests and pregnancy diagnostic tests.Read more -
What is a pregnancy test?
A pregnancy test is a way to determine if you’re pregnant. If your pregnancy test is positive, it means you’re pregnant.Read more