Question

Home pregnancy test kits work by detecting the presence of a hormone in a woman's urine. recently developed test kits include an indicator of how long the woman has been pregnant (1-2, 2-3, or 3 weeks). the presence of ________ would indicate that a woman is pregnant, and ________ levels of this hormone would indicate that she is farther along in her pregnancy.

Answer 1

HCG. High. HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is also called "the hormone of pregnancy". In first day when menstruation is absent, which is on average 12-14en days after ovulation, the level of HCG in blood is about 100 IU/L. The level of HCG is doubled every two days in properly developed pregnancy.