Pregnancy Test

  • Pregnancy test depends on determination of antigen  (HCG) in maternal urine or serum 
  • Most common and convenient way is Pregnancy kit test (or) Pregnancy card test.

PREGNANCY KIT TEST (OR) PREGNANCY CARD TEST

  • It can be detect pregnancy from 11th day of conception, but it is not reliable after 12 weeks.
  • Collection of urine : collect the first voided urine in the morning  in a clean container (not to washed  with soap)
  • Dip the kit into the urine container

OTHER TEST INCLUDE

  • Direct agglutination test (HCG direct test)
  • ELISA  (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
  • Fluoroimmunoassay (FIA)
  • Radio Immuno Assay (RIA)
  • Immunu radio metric assay (IRMA)
  • Utrasound graphy intradecidual gestational sac (GS) is identified as early as 29 days of gestation.

Location: India

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