This qualitative blood test detects levels of beta-hCG to confirm pregnancy. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone produced by the placenta soon after embryo implantation; as such,beta-hCG is used for early pregnancy detection.
One hundred seventy-five patients with features of ectopic pregnancy were studied, of whom 95 were subsequently shown to have an ectopic pregnancy. Paired blood and urine samples were assayed for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) by two radioimmunoassays, one immunoradiometric assay for intact hCG ...
different ages Coming back to feel in studies and at work Insulin administration Measure of the level of glucose Nutrition and physical activity T1DM diary T1DM-related costs Pregnancy Need for additional support (major theme: daily self-control), and T1DM-related costs (major theme: life with ...
The overarching theme was 'considering the possibility of predicting POF', and the three interpretive themes were (i) limited fertility knowledge, (ii) preconditions for pregnancy and (iii) desire to have children. The interview was their first awareness of the concept of POF. All the women ...
Blood pressure self-monitoring in pregnancy (BuMP) feasibility study; a qualitative analysis of women’s experiences of self-monitoringBlood pressure self-monitoring in pregnancy (BuMP) feasibility study; a qualitative analysis of women’s experiences of self-monitoringPregnancyBlood...
Another important application for the conceptual framework described herein is the prediction of obstetrical disease in early pregnancy, so interventions can mitigate or prevent the “great obstetrical syndromes” that are primarily observed during the third trimester of pregnancy63. In future work, we ...
They also stressed the importance of good posture during activity, such as sitting, standing up, and going up and down stairs, during pregnancy to improve childbirth preparation. "At the health center, they had instructed me not to sleep on my back because it would prevent enough blood from ...
(or 0/1), in the sense that positive implies more of something, e.g., a concentration above a certain cut-off limit. A pregnancy test might be either negative or positive, depending on the concentration of hCG in a urine sample. The results “negative” and “positive” can be ...
Consenting to prenatal testing in the span of a routine office visit during pregnancy or to newborn screening at hospital admission for delivery will certainly not be sufficient to under- stand the full impact of such screening. It certainly will be a challenge to educate the public about the ...
because in fact it was a high-risk pregnancy, so I had to, for example, at least maybe once a week [go] to have blood tests (…). And well, the staff, she told me… Since I’m an immigrant, she said ‘Oh dear, she’s still coming for papers. (…)’– Tina, Woman, 37,...