A pregnancy test is a diagnostic tool used to detect human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)—a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy—in a person’s urine or blood. These tests are designed to confirm w
Nausea usually disappears by the fourth month of pregnancy (although in some cases it can persist throughout the pregnancy). It can happen at any time of the day but may be worse in the morning when your stomach is empty (that's why it's called "morning sickness") or if you aren't ...
Interpretation of the nonstress test can sometimes be misleading; there is a relatively high rate of false-positive results, which means the test may come back positive when the fetus is actually well. It's hard to decide what to do next. The BPP makes that less likely by combining the ...
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we appreciated that this test offeredsymbols for positive and negative resultsinstead of making us interpret single or double lines. (There was a control line to reassure us the test was working correctly and giving accurate results.) We also loved that the test strip turned pink when enough ur...
Ask your care team provider when and how often to test your blood sugar levels. You will need to check several times each day. Examples include before you eat or drink anything (fasting), after meals, and during activity. Help prevent hypoglycemia if you breastfeed. Your risk for ...
The final result is abortion with the fetus and placenta positive for the virus. However, in cases of extensive thrombotic lesions, placental ischemia occurs rapidly with premature separation of the placenta and abortion. In such circumstances, the virus has not had enough time to invade the ...
As you probably know,my initial reactionto the news was not positive. I admit, one of my first panicked thoughts was, “I can’t be pregnant now. I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life. I am going to be HUUUUGGGE.” I understand that extra weight and a changing body ar...
Urine pregnancy tests differ in their sensitivity and specificity, which are based on the hCG units set as the cutoff for a positive test result, usually 2-5 mIU/mL. Urine pregnancy testing kits can produce positive results at the level of 20 mIU/mL, which is 2-3 days before most women...
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