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Pregnancy Tests Home pregnancy tests measure the presence of a telltale hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in your urine. ChaCha on

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Pregnancy Tests

Pregnancy tests are tests which detect a certain hormone called the ''human chorionic gonadotropin hormone,'' or hCG, in the urine or blood. This hormone only occurs in the body when a woman is pregnant.

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