Pregnancy: Tests

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  • Contraction Stress Test

    Medical Test
    02/22/08, Healthwise

    A contraction stress test checks to see if your unborn baby (fetus) will stay healthy during the reduced oxygen levels that normally occur during contractions when you are in labor. The test includes external fetal heart monitoring (n

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  • Amniocentesis

    Medical Test
    05/14/08, Healthwise

    Amniocentesis is a test to look at the fluid (amniotic fluid) that surrounds your baby (fetus). Amniotic fluid has cells and other substances that can give clues about the health of your fetus. Amniocentesis is done by gently putting a ne

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  • Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring

    Medical Test
    06/28/08, Healthwise

    Electronic fetal heart monitoring is done during pregnancy, labor, and delivery to keep track of the heart rate of your baby (fetus) and the strength and duration of the contractions of your uterus. Your baby's heart rate is a good way to

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  • Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

    Medical Test
    05/14/08, Healthwise

    The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test is done to check for the hormone hCG in blood or urine. Some hCG tests measure the exact amount and some just check to see if the hormone is present. HCG is made by the placenta during

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  • Hysterosalpingogram

    Medical Test
    07/15/08, Healthwise

    A hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is an X-ray test that looks at the inside of the uterus and fallopian tubes and the area around them. It often is done for women who are having a hard time becoming pregnant (infertile).

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  • Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) in Blood

    Medical Test
    05/14/08, Healthwise

    An alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) blood test checks the level of AFP in a pregnant woman's blood. AFP is a substance made in the liver of an unborn baby (fetus). The amount of AFP in the blood of a pregnant woman can help see whether the baby

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  • Home Pregnancy Tests

    Medical Test
    07/15/08, Healthwise

    Home pregnancy tests can find the presence of a pregnancy hormone (called human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG) in a sample of urine. High levels of hCG are made during pregnancy. The home tests have similar results to the pregnancy t

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  • Biophysical Profile (BPP)

    Medical Test
    06/28/08, Healthwise

    A biophysical profile (BPP) test measures the health of your baby (fetus) during pregnancy. A BPP test may include a nonstress test with electronic fetal heart monitoring and a fetal ultrasound. The BPP measures your baby's heart

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  • Blood Type Test

    Medical Test
    06/12/08, Healthwise

    Blood type tests are done before a person gets a blood transfusion and to check a pregnant woman's blood type. Human blood is typed by certain markers (called antigens) on the surface of red blood cells. Blood type may also be done to

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  • Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)

    Medical Test
    05/13/08, Healthwise

    Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a test done during early pregnancy that can find certain problems with your baby (fetus). It is generally done when either you or the father has a disease that runs in the family (genetic disorder). It m

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