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Taking a Home Pregnancy Test Online
By Wendy Simons

It wasn't too long ago that a family would be informed of a pregnancy through the use of the phrase "the rabbit had died.” This phrase was used because the early day tests involved testing for pregnancies by injecting the urine of pregnant women into a female rabbit. Within the pregnant woman's urine is a hormone that is called human chorionic gonadotropin. This hormone is produced quickly following the adherence of the female egg to the uterine wall.

When a sample of the woman's urine was injected into the female rabbit, the ovaries of the rabbit would go through specific changes. Unfortunately, the rabbit's ovaries needed to be examined to see if the specific changes had taken place. This examination resulted in the rabbit's death thus producing the phrase which indicated that the woman was pregnant. Fortunately, this archaic test is outdated and has given way to other humane ways of testing.

There are many home pregnancy tests available that will quickly and accurately inform the woman whether she is pregnant or not. One of the convenient pregnancy tests that can be taken does not involve the use of any bodily fluids, nor does it require any payment of money.

Through the ease of the internet, an online home pregnancy test can be taken. By providing answers to a series of questions, the mathematical calculations will reveal the probabilities of your being pregnant. It is important to understand that this test is not 100 percent accurate in determining whether you are pregnant or not.

Menstrual Cycle

The first part of the online home pregnancy test asks questions that are pertinent to your menstruation cycle. Specifically, you are asked to enter a number that represents the days between your first days of menstruating in one month to the first day of the next month. That number may vary from woman to woman, however, the average number of days between menstruating cycles is 28 days.

Following the entry of this number you will then be asked when was the first day of your last normal period. Then, the question as to what day you think you may have gotten pregnant. Also, you will answer a yes or no question asking if additional acts of sexual intercourse occurred around those days.

Symptoms

The second part of the online home pregnancy test will ask if you are experiencing any symptoms associated with the early signs of pregnancy. These symptoms include nausea, feeling tired, weight gain, changes in eating habits, increase urination, any tenderness in the breasts, etc.

If you have experienced any of these symptoms you will just simply click the box next to the symptom. Other questions may include your level of stress and whether you are using any birth control method.

Results

The online home pregnancy test will then offer you the opportunity to submit your responses. The results will be calculated and are measured in probabilities not guarantees. This online home pregnancy test will also declare that these probabilities are based on the average woman and her reproductive system. It is important to note that not all women are the same when it comes to their reproductive systems, therefore results vary.

Other helpful information includes, if the woman is pregnant, the number of weeks she is pregnant. Also, explanations may be provided to the woman taking the test. These explanations surround the symptoms of pregnancy that were indicated by the woman taking the online pregnancy test.

Author Details:
Wendy Simons, copywriter for various websites about health and beauty she also makes contributions to the A-Z of.com.

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