Urine or blood tests used to detect whether a woman is pregnant.
The earliest way to know for sure whether you are pregnant is to have a
Human chorionic gonadotropin is not found in the urine of non-pregnant women. Immunologic
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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Source: Breastcancer.org
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Beta-HCG in blood serum - qualitative; Human chorionic gonadotrophin - serum - qualitative; Pregnancy test - blood - qualitative; Serum HCG -... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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