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  2. Rabbit test - Wikipedia

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    The term "rabbit test" was first recorded in 1949, and was the origin of a common euphemism, "the rabbit died", for a positive pregnancy test. [4] The phrase was, in fact, based on a common misconception about the test. While many people assumed that the injected rabbit would die only if the woman was pregnant, in fact all rabbits used for the ...

  3. Charles Browne Fleet - Wikipedia

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    Charles Browne Fleet (September 18, 1843 – May 12, 1916) was an American pharmacist and inventor of the laxative and chapstick. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] His company, C.B. Fleet , was founded in Lynchburg, Virginia , and still operates producing laxatives , douches , micro-enemas , and other products of the sort.

  4. Rabbit Test (film) - Wikipedia

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    Rabbit Test is a 1978 American comedy film about the world's first pregnant man, directed and co-written by Joan Rivers and starring Billy Crystal in his film debut. [ 5 ] This was the only directing effort by Joan Rivers, who also plays a nurse in a brief scene, while her daughter Melissa Rivers also has a bit part.

  5. Amniocentesis - Wikipedia

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    Studies from 2000 to 2006 estimated the procedure-related pregnancy loss at 0.6-0.86%. [34] [35] The most recent systematic review of the literature and updated meta-analysis on the risk of pregnancy loss following amniocentesis was published in 2019. This study cites the amniocentesis-related pregnancy loss to be 0.30% (95% CI, 0.11–0.49%). [36]

  6. Ghost fleet - Wikipedia

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    Ghost fleet, unofficial expression for a reserve fleet or a clandestine shadow fleet of military vehicles; National Defense Reserve Fleet, managed by the US MARAD;

  7. Ghost Fleet (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War is a 2015 techno-thriller by P. W. Singer and August Cole. Set in the near future, the book portrays a scenario in which a post-communist China, assisted by Russia, launches a technologically sophisticated attack against the United States in the Pacific Ocean that leads to the occupation of the Hawaiian Islands.

  8. Pregnancy test - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Pregnancy tests using animals - Wikipedia

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    The hCG test can be used to screen for uterus cancer, or a molar pregnancy, which is when there is abnormal placental growth in the uterus. [9] The hCG test can also be done after a miscarriage to ensure that a molar pregnancy is not present. In men, the hCG test can be used to screen for the presence of testicular cancer. [9]