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Tests For Pregnancy - Articles
DNA Testing During Pregnancy
by
hipchickheather
Posted
Fri 04 Mar 2011 8:56pm
DNA testing during pregnancy is something that must be addressed in this day and age.
The reasons why this test needs to be done are self explanatory, but if you do need to have one done, here is some information about getting a DNA test during pregnancy.
The only way this could be done in the past was to get blood or tissue
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Testing for pregnancy after an embryo transfer in an IVF cycle
by
Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Wed 05 Jan 2011 10:04pm
transfer ! Have the embryos stuck or not ? Why can’t we do a pregnancy test and find out right now ? Even if I am not pregnant, at least it’s better to know than to be unsure.
To understand why patients ( and their doctors ) still have to suffer through a 2 week wait to find out the outcome of an IVF cycle, let’s look at the biological basis of pregnancy tests
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Pregnancy: Home Pregnancy Tests
by
Gwen G.
Posted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:14pm
1 Comment
, that they want to be sure of the pregnancy. The home pregnancy test is very simple and can tell you in just 5 minutes, whether you are pregnant or not.
It’s easily available off the shelf and there are many companies that offer the home pregnancy test kits. You can find them at grocery shops, at your local pharmacist or chemist and at all general stores and supermarkets
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Why the HCG blood test is better than a home urine pregnancy test
by
Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Sun 02 Jan 2011 10:57pm
Blood tests for checking the beta HCG level are better than home urine pregnancy tests for the following reasons.
1. They are more accurate , sensitive and reliable. A negative test ( HCG level of less than 10 mIU/ml) can reliably rule out a pregnancy with 100% accuracy. Urine tests are not as reliable or accurate. This is because they can have
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Want To Find Out If You Are Pregnant, Use A Pregnancy Test
by
Healthy Living ..
Posted
Fri 05 Dec 2008 1:51am
1 Comment
by Janet Owen
Pregnancy tests known as HPTs for those that are taken at home are the most common way for women to discover that they are pregnant. It used to be that women... that they could be prepared for the blood test result emotionally.
A home pregnancy test (HPT) is relatively inexpensive, and can be done in the privacy of your own home. No one else has
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How Soon Can I Do A Pregnancy Test ?
by
Ahmad.H
Posted
Sat 05 May 2012 4:47pm
This is a common question for women in the childbearing age and it involves a lot of physiological details that i will try to simplify in the rest of this article.
Answer: A woman can do a pregnancy test from the first day of her missed period.
Concept:
Pregnancy tests will measure the presence of pregnancy hormone known as Human C ...
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Can pregnancy tests be wrong?
by
Marie L.
Posted
Mon 21 Sep 2009 10:13pm
Interestingly, it seems like HPTs and even blood tests for pregnancy can be wrong! I am reading this great book (review to come) about a woman who was 6 months pregnant...!).
A quick Google search unearthed 4-5 stories like this (mostly in response to women wondering why they have pregnancy symptoms but negative tests)!
Welllllll.... haha.. I got
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Pregnancy Tests
by
Mary R.
Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 11:46am
How do pregnancy tests work?
Pregnancy tests look for a special hormone in the urine or blood that is only there when a woman is pregnant. This hormone, human chorionic... are pregnant.
Many home pregnancy tests claim they can tell if you're pregnant on the day you expect your period. But a recent study shows that most don't give accurate results
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Pregnancy Test Winners
by
Jennifer
Posted
Sun 27 Sep 2009 10:12pm
Sorry these results are a day late. The 4 winners of the Pregnancy Test Giveaway are:
Heather M
Kristen
Jessie Kaitlin
Becky
Congratulations ladies. I will be sending out emails shortly.
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