hCG test
Confirms a conception
An hCG test measures human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy.
Home pregnancy tests detect hCG in urine; blood tests measure exact levels.
The hormone appears shortly after a fertilized egg implants, making hCG testing the standard method for confirming pregnancy: The hCG test came back positive.
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- positiveAffirming or certain
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- urineRenal excretion fluid
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
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