Pregnancy can be confirmed through various methods, one of which is the blood pregnancy test. This test detects the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced by the placenta after conception.
Typically, hCG levels start rising about 6-10 days after fertilization and continue to increase throughout pregnancy. A quantitative blood pregnancy test measures the exact amount of hCG in the blood, while a qualitative test only indicates whether hCG is present or absent.
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