early pregnancy test

early pregnancy test
a do-it-yourself immunologic test for pregnancy performed in the home as early as one day after menstruation was expected (missed period); a variety of tests exist, all based on an increase in urinary levels of human chorionic gonadotropin after fertilization.

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