- Early pregnancy test
- For hCG determination from urine
- Easy test procedure
- Cut-off of only 25 mlU/ml
- Delivery contents: 20 test cassettes
Accu-Tell hCG Pregnancy Test
The quick and easy to perform hCG test is a pregnancy test that is performed with a urine sample. The test provides reliable test results within five minutes.
Advantages
- Quick and easy procedure
- Reliable, accurate results
- Cut-off of only 25 mlU/ml
Test Principle
The pregnancy test is based on the detection of hCG in the urine. Since the hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is formed very early after the implantation of the fertilised egg, hCG is an early detectable and reliable marker for the presence of a pregnancy. This hCG test takes advantage of this fact.
Antibodies against hCG are already applied to the membrane of the test strip, which react with the hCG in the urine when a pregnancy is present. The bound antigen-antibody complexes migrate to the test line and stain it red. Since the antibodies react selectively with hCG, this hCG test does not show any cross-reactions with LH, FSH and TSH.
With this hCG pregnancy test, you can detect a pregnancy early (usually from the first day after the missed period) and reliably.
Test Procedure
- Take urine sample (ideally the first in the morning)
- Drop some urine onto the test area using a disposable pipette
- Let the hCG pregnancy test sit for a maximum of 5 minutes
- Read the result on the test strip
Depending on the concentration of hCG in the urine, a positive "pregnant" result may be present after a few seconds. However, to obtain accurate results for urine with low concentrations of hCG, the user should wait a full 5 minutes for the reaction to take place.
Included in delivery: 20 hCG test cassettes and 1 detailed instruction booklet for the pregnancy test.
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Product Identification
Manufacturer: AccuBio Tech
Art. No.: 126078
The human chorionic gonadotropin is a peptid hormone that secretes from the blastocysts and later from the syncytiotrophoblasts and causes stimulation of progesterone secretion from the corpus luteum. This also clarifies the suitability of the detection of human chorionic gonadotropin as an early indicator of pregnancy. However, it is not possible to determine in which week of pregnancy the patient is, even during the second and third month of pregnancy when the hCG concentration is at it's highest. This test also does not provide an indication of fertility or ovulation.
Within 7-10 days after conception, the urine hCG levels are already so high that pregnancy can be determined with the help of the hCG test.
Yes, it is possible that a false positive result will be displayed, although this is usually due to an illness that is accompanied by an increased hCG output. Furthermore, extremely high levels of LH, FSH or TSH can likely lead to a false positive result during early detection tests, as the same non-specific alpha subunits are used in their hormone construction.
This hCG test does not necessarily require morning urine for the test procedure. The urine sample for the pregnancy test can be taken at any time of day. Please note, however, that the hCG concentration is typically highest in morning urine.
The hCG test is only accurate if the "C" control line on the test strips shows a red stripe. If only the "T" line is coloured or no lines are coloured, then the pregnancy test is not accurate and must be repeated.
No. These pregnancy tests are not able to determine ovulation. For this purpose, one should use ovulation tests that are also available in our online shop.
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