Down syndrome screening during pregnancy is offered as a regular prenatal test. No screening procedure can be 100% accurate, but advances in technology have made screening for Down syndrome as well as several other chromosomal disorders highly effective. ...
The medical community overwhelmingly agrees that ultrasound pregnancy scans can provide a variety of important information to expecting parents and their healthcare provider(s). Beyond merely identifying the sex of a baby, ultrasounds can reveal fetal anomalies...
Discovering you’re pregnant may indeed be a joyful time; however some of the changes your body will experience over the next nine months may be less so. From the acne to the weight gain you’ll likely experience a revolving door of physical changes. One...
Well, can you take a pregnancy test while bleeding ? Yes. Home pregnancy tests measure the level of hCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin, in your urine. This hormone, only produced during a pregnancy, is also present in the blood. As long as you use the...
Before the widespread use of home pregnancy tests, women often created their own pregnancy tests. And you too, can make your own pregnancy test at home, with several simple ingredients readily available in your home or just down the road at your local grocery...