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2. Rabbit test - Wikipedia

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   The rabbit test became a widely used bioassay (animal-based test) to test for pregnancy. 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.

3. 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 ...

4. Pregnancy test - Wikipedia

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   A later article, independently authored, granted Hogben credit for the principle of using Xenopus to determine gonadotropin levels in a pregnant woman's urine, but not for its usage as a functional pregnancy test. [38] Hormonal pregnancy tests such as Primodos and Duogynon were used in the 1960s and 1970s in the UK and Germany. These tests ...

5. Prenatal testing - Wikipedia

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   There are three purposes of prenatal diagnosis: (1) to enable timely medical or surgical treatment of a condition before or after birth, (2) to give the parents the chance to abort a fetus with the diagnosed condition, and (3) to give parents the chance to prepare psychologically, socially, financially, and medically for a baby with a health problem or disability, or for the likelihood of a ...

6. Mom writes letter to doctor: 'You were wrong about Down ... - AOL

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   When Courtney Baker's baby was diagnosed with Down syndrome her doctor advised her to get an abortion -- and now she's opening up about the experience. Mom writes letter to doctor: 'You were wrong ...

7. Mitchella repens - Wikipedia

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   Mitchella repens (commonly partridge berry or squaw vine) is the best known plant in the genus Mitchella. It is a creeping prostrate herbaceous woody shrub occurring in North America belonging to the madder family ( Rubiaceae ).

8. Da’Vine Joy Randolph wins her first Oscar after being a ...

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   LOS ANGELES (AP) — While tears rolled down Da’Vine Joy Randolph's face, she collected her first Oscar then delivered a powerful speech about her realizing that she's good enough as an actor.

9. Percutaneous umbilical cord blood sampling - Wikipedia

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   PUBS provides a means of rapid chromosome analysis and is useful when information cannot be obtained through amniocentesis, chorionic villus sampling, or ultrasound (or if the results of these tests were inconclusive); this test carries a significant risk of complication and is typically reserved for pregnancies determined to be at high risk ...