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Apregnancytestisusedtodeterminewhetherapersonispregnant.Thetwoprimarymethodsare:1)testingforhumanpregnancyhormone(humanchorionic ...

A test based on scientific data to determine if a woman is pregnant

A pregnancy test is used to determine whether a woman is pregnant. The two primary methods are testing for the human pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)) in blood or urine, 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]

Identified in the early 20th century, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a glycoprotein hormone that rises quickly in the first few weeks of pregnancy, typically reaching a peak at 8- to 10-weeks gestational age.[4][5] hCG is produce...