i am just wondering
2006-12-27 15:50:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
heres ur sign ...................
2006-12-27 15:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by oh_hell_imagine_that 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pregnancy tests are designed to detect the hormone "human chorionic gonadotropin", commonly abbreviated as hCG, which is produced by the placenta in the very early stages of pregnancy. hCG is first produced when the fertilized egg (or embryo) "implants" in the uterus. This takes place about six days or so after conception, or the union of sperm and egg. To make a long story short, fertilization takes place in the fallopian tube. Once the egg is fertilized, the embryo travels down the fallopian tube to the uterus. Once in the uterus, the embryo will implant in the lining of the uterine wall. At this point, the placenta develops and hCG is rapidly produced. This whole process between ovulation and implantation may take five to seven days or so.
Following implantation of the embryo, the amount of hCG increases rapidly - on a daily basis nearly exponentially. The hCG hormone does travel through the woman's system and ultimately appears in urine samples. Home pregnancy tests function by detecting the amount of the hCG hormone in urine. You can also go to your doctor to have blood drawn - another way of determining if you are pregnant. Most women opt to test at home first - mostly because home testing is now convenient, easy, reliable, and very affordable.
If you are pregnant and the amount of hCG in your urine reaches the specified sensitivity level of a given test brand, a positive result will be indicated. A positive pregnancy test will display a "control line" and a "test line". The control tells you that you have performed the test correctly and it is functioning properly. The test line tells you if you are pregnant or not. Test lines can appear as a simple color band, a plus sign, or in he case of digital pregnancy tests you will see actual words or symbols telling you the good news.
2006-12-27 23:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by mysticsphynx10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pregnancy test identifies the presence of a pregnancy hormone, hcg (human chorionic gonadotropin) in the urine. I assume you mean a home pregnancy test.
(There are also blood tests done in labs.) If the hormone is present, it reacts with a substance on the test strip and causes it to change color (usually in a line).
2006-12-27 23:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by carrie_moonbeam73 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tests for the presence of a specific hormone that is released once you are pregnant.
2006-12-27 23:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by jeffreychickering 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A pregnancy test measure your IQ
2006-12-28 00:54:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it detects the hormone that is produced when the fertilized egg embeds in the uterus...it is the hormone that allows the parasite to stay....otherwise it would be flushed off as an invader. This is the same hormone that RU486 cuts off that results in a medical/chemical abortion.
2006-12-27 23:54:20 · answer #6 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, it's P-R-E-G-N-A-N-C-Y. And what this test does is it tells you whether you're pregnant.....meaning whether you have a little baby inside of you. But now, I think it's way past your bed time. Good night!
2006-12-28 00:00:44 · answer #7 · answered by Cali03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It says if you are pregnant or not pregnant. It looks for a specific hormone in your urine.
2006-12-27 23:58:38 · answer #8 · answered by sassssy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helps you reach the pencil that you dropped under the stove.
2006-12-27 23:58:08 · answer #9 · answered by willow oak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a certain chemical that shows up in a urine test that tells wether or not you are pregnant or not.
2006-12-27 23:53:55 · answer #10 · answered by Bubbles 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT TELLS U HOW MUCH U WEIGHT.....IT TELLS U IF UR PREGNANT OR NOT....YOU KNOW WHETHER U HAVE A BABY IN UR STOMACH OR NOT
2006-12-27 23:52:20 · answer #11 · answered by loving my Prince Xaivier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋