pregnancy tests

  • Trusting the Body or Not?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?

    All pregnancy tests look for a special hormone in the urine or blood that is only present when a woman is pregnant. This hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is also called the pregnancy hormone. What's the difference between a urine and a blood pregnancy test? Is one better than the other? Read on and find out!

  • Early Pregnancy Symptoms

    The onset and degree of pregnancy symptoms will vary within women. Many women experience them within days of conception, others take a few weeks before these signs of pregnancy kick in and a lucky few feel no discomfort at all.

  • Home Pregnancy Tests and hCG

    So you think you're pregnant and are anxious to run down to the store and snag an HPT? Which test is best? How soon can you test? Should you test first thing in the morning or is any time ok? Do any medications negate the test? Read on for answers to these questions and more.

  • How Soon Are You Nauseous?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • How Do Pregnancy Tests Work?

    All pregnancy tests look for a special hormone in the urine or blood that is only present when a woman is pregnant. This hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is also called the pregnancy hormone. What's the difference between a urine and a blood pregnancy test? Is one better than the other? Read on and find out!

  • How Soon Are You Nauseous?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • Trusting the Body or Not?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,

  • Early Pregnancy Symptoms

    The onset and degree of pregnancy symptoms will vary within women. Many women experience them within days of conception, others take a few weeks before these signs of pregnancy kick in and a lucky few feel no discomfort at all.

  • Home Pregnancy Tests and hCG

    So you think you're pregnant and are anxious to run down to the store and snag an HPT? Which test is best? How soon can you test? Should you test first thing in the morning or is any time ok? Do any medications negate the test? Read on for answers to these questions and more.