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2. 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 ...

3. Hook effect - Wikipedia

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   The hook effect refers to the prozone phenomenon, also known as antibody excess, or the postzone phenomenon, also known as antigen excess. It is an immunologic phenomenon whereby the effectiveness of antibodies to form immune complexes can be impaired when concentrations of an antibody or an antigen are very high.

4. Pregnancy tests using animals - Wikipedia

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   Before immunological pregnancy tests were developed in the 1960s, women relied on urine-based pregnancy tests using animals, ranging from mice to frogs. [1] [2] Advancements in medical technology have enabled women to accurately check their pregnancy status by using 'pee-on-a-stick' pregnancy test kits at home. Before these accessible and ...

5. Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy - Wikipedia

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   Effect of pregnancy on endocrine function tests. [5] Hormone Test Result FSH, LH: GnRH stimulation: Unresponsive from third gestation until several weeks postpartum Growth Hormone: Insulin tolerance test: Response increases during first half of pregnancy and then normalizes until several weeks postpartum TSH: TRH stimulation: Response unchanged ...

6. Pregnancy hormones - Wikipedia

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   During pregnancy, the production of prolactin by the mother increases steadily, starting at 6–8 weeks of gestation and continuing until the end of the pregnancy. [32] Prolactin levels in the human fetal circulation see a gradual increase from around 30 weeks of gestation until birth. [ 32 ]

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