Pregnancy blood tests are over 99% accurate at detecting hCG, a hormone that rises after conception. False negatives can occur if the test is taken too early, so timing is important. Blood tests can ...

Home pregnancy test results are only accurate within the first 10 minutes, so read results promptly to avoid misleading lines. Pregnancy tests work by detecting the presence of human chorionic ...

Taking a pregnancy test too early can procure a false negative result. How do you know when it's time to take one?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Normally, parents who want to know the sex of their baby before it's born find out through ultrasound done in the second trimester. A blood test that can be done early in ...

A new blood test can be performed in a pregnant person’s first trimester to help assess their risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication. It’s the first and ...

Pregnancy requires timely medical tests and doctor visits to monitor the health of both mother and baby, ensuring a smoother ...

Labcorp has begun rolling out a new blood test that aims to predict the risk of a pregnant person developing preeclampsia, with screening results available as early as the first trimester. The test is ...

What Vanessa Drummond, 27, initially thought was the beginning of a new chapter turned out to be something completely unexpected: a rare condition known as Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD). It ...