Pregnancy
Test
A pregnancy test measures a hormone called human chorionic
gonadotropin (HCG). HCG is a hormone produced during pregnancy. It appears in
the blood and urine of pregnant women as early as 10 days after conception.
A pregnancy test may be performed using blood or urine.
There are two types of blood pregnancy tests:
- Qualitative, which measures whether the HCG hormone is present
- Quantitative, which measures how much HCG is present
The blood test is done by drawing a single tube of blood and
sending it to a laboratory. You may wait anywhere from a few hours to more than
a day to get the results.
The urine HCG test is usually performed by placing a drop of
urine on a prepared chemical strip. It generally takes 1 to 2 minutes for a
result.
The urine test involves normal urination into a cup. The
serum tests involve drawing blood through a needle and into a tube. Any
discomfort you might feel from the blood draw will only last a few seconds.
This test may be done to:
- Determine if you are pregnant
- Diagnose abnormal conditions that can raise HCG levels
- Watch the development of the pregnancy during the first 3 months (quantitative test only)
Vocabulary :
Pregnancy :
kehamilan
Measure :
mengukur
Conception :
penghamilan
Hormone : hormon
Chemical : kimia
Tube : pembuluh
Discomfort : keadaan
tak senang
Determine :
menentukan
Abnormal : tidak
normal
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