All Entries in the "TESTS AND PROCEDURES" Category
What Is The Need For Different Diagnostic Tests During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy is an important phase in a woman’s life, so everything is done to ensure the woman’s safety and the baby’s health at its best.
To do this, there are diagnostic tests you have to undergo to check every stage of development during pregnancy to determine possible complications.
Diagnostic and screening tests are both medical and laboratory [...]
Pregnancy Blood Test – What Is Required And Why?
Pregnancy blood test is required to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant.
Now of course home pregnancy test kits have made sure that it is a simple procedure done in the privacy of one’s home that can accurately determine whether a pregnancy subsists [...]
Simple Blood Test To Detect Down’s Syndrome During Pregnancy
Down’s syndrome is a congenital disorder that occurs when a child has three copies of the 21st chromosome and causes distinctive physical features such as slant eyes, small stature and mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
Down’s syndrome also increases risk of developing other problems such Alzheimer’s, heart defects, leukemia, thyroid imbalances as well as respiratory and [...]
Home Pregnancy Test – Things You Should Know
The home pregnancy test kit, with its easy accessibility and high degree of reliability has made it possible for women to find out early and accurately the status of a possible pregnancy in the privacy of their own homes.
The home pregnancy test has, over the past few [...]
Ultrasound During Pregnancy – Should You Have Them And How Often?
Most of us probably find the thought of that first ultrasound of pregnancy to be a highly exciting one; anticipating to see the first sign of life inside and hearing that first heartbeat.
That first pregnancy ultrasound can be a very moving experience indeed!
What is an ultrasound? It is [...]
Negative Pregnancy Test – What Are The Chances Of A False Negative?
It is not an uncommon experience that a woman’s period is late and a negative pregnancy test results when it is taken.
So does a negative pregnancy test indicate?
Does it always mean that a woman is not pregnant?
Can there be a negative [...]
The Rh Factor Blood Test During Pregnancy
If a woman who is pregnant has a rhesus negative blood type, then there could be complications in the pregnancy that one needs to be aware of. The Rh test of negativity may be performed at the time of the first prenatal visit, and in some cases the father may also have to undergo such [...]
Flu Shot During Pregnancy Recommended
There are a number of reasons why flu shots are recommended to be taken during pregnancy, and now we are informed that there is yet another: a recent study has suggested that having a flu shot during pregnancy could lower chances of the baby developing mental illnesses such as schizophrenia later in life.
In the study, [...]
More Prenatal Screening Required For Older Women
As risk of fetal abnormality and risk of not being able to carry a fetus to term increase with maternal age, it is now recommended that women in their mid to late thirties and above should undergo closer and more extensive prenatal monitoring.
According to the March of Dimes, at the age of 25, a healthy [...]
A False Positive Pregnancy Test – Why Does It Happen?
To understand why you may sometimes end up with a false positive pregnancy test you need to understand how the common or garden variety of home pregnancy test kits work.
The modern pregnancy test has made it a simple matter to confirm a pregnancy by the simple expedient of peeing on a stick.
The test device works [...]
