New pregnancy test now in town shows how long you have been pregnant

Women have been able to use home
pregnancy tests for more than three
decades to see if they are expecting.
Now, a new test has been developed
that lets them see just how pregnant
they are.
The Clearblue Advanced Pregnancy
Test with Weeks Estimator contains
not one but two strips that measure
human chorionic gonadotropin
(hCG), a hormone women produce
when they are pregnant. One strip
reads hCG levels to answer the
question, “am I pregnant?” The other
another uses the hormone levels to
estimate how many weeks it has
been since ovulation.
So, if the test turns up positive, it will
say “pregnant” along with 1-2, 2-3, or
3+ for the number of weeks.
“This test was created based on years
of qualitative and quantitative
consumer research and a clear
understanding that a woman wants
as much information as possible as
soon as she receives a positive
result,” Clearblue brand manager
Kirsten Suarez said in a press
release.
Traditionally, doctors gage how far
along a woman is in her pregnancy
based on her last period and an
ultrasound reading. However,
Clearblue said an estimated 70% of
women don’t know the dates of their
last menstrual cycle, and Time
pointed out that an ultrasound may
not be useful until some eight weeks
into the pregnancy.
The test is already available in Europe
and women in the U.S. can buy the
kit in stores and online starting Sept.
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