pregnancy tests

..PTD Check Test (SK Pharma Co, Ltd, Kyunggi-do, Korea) is a rapid bedside test (configured similarly to a rapid pregnancy test) designed to provide a quick bedside assessment for elevated concentrations of MMP-in a small amount of ..

..All KPMCP women who have a positive pregnancy test performed in one of the 13 KPMCP facilities and who speak either English or Spanish will be screened for their ..

..All KPMCP women who have a positive pregnancy test performed in one of the 13 KPMCP facilities and who speak either English or Spanish will be screened for their ..

..rapid tests; (2) develop an inexpensive prototype consumable that is as easy to use as an over-the- counter pregnancy test and that demonstrates the feasibility of testing for a panel of respiratory markers; (3) develop a simple low-..

..Aim 3: Develop stockpile-able Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assays (ELISAs), similar to the over- the-counter pregnancy test, for 1-3 salivary radiation biomarkers and characterize these assays on human and canine saliva samples ..

..condom use, couple-level behaviors and factors, and sociocultural norms in the cohort, using rapid urine pregnancy tests, and audio computer-assisted self interviews from each member of the dyad, every 6 months for 2 years. Aim 3...

..kits and in the completion of daily diaries that were used to record menstruation, sexual intercourse, pregnancy test results, and select behaviors (i.e...

..development of blood- or urine-based protein diagnostics, similar to the widely available, over-the-counter pregnancy test. However, rather than monitoring pHCG, our tests would monitor proteins responding to radiation...

..many years and are the only type of nanocrystaMabels making a visible impact in daily life for modem society-pregnancy test kits based on gold nanocrystals available in supermarkets...

..10 each), hand-held, easy-to-operate, nucleic acid dipstick devices (ball pen sizes, like those home pregnancy test strip sold in stores) capable of detecting and distinguishing multiple flu-like symptom pathogens (e.g...

..10 each), hand-held, easy-to-operate, nucleic acid dipstick devices (ball pen sizes, like those home pregnancy test strip sold in stores) capable of detecting and distinguishing multiple flu-like symptom pathogens (e.g...

..In conclusion, the measurement of faecal P4 metabolites can be a potentially alternative method for early screening of open cows post-insemination with the same accuracy and precision, as measured by serum P4 assay...

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..In conclusion, the two homologous RIA systems are suitable for early quantification of ovPAG concentrations in ewe plasma samples from day 18 after breeding...

..The results also showed that plasma PAG concentration could provide a tool for detection of pregnancy in reindeer...

..05). It is concluded that ovine pregnancy can be reliably diagnosed at Day 22 after AI by using a heterologous radioimmunoassay of PAG...

..It is concluded that detection of low blood ISG15 mRNA levels during serial collection from days 17 to 25 serves as an accurate indicator of cows that are not pregnant, thus allowing re-synchronization and insemination...

..It therefore has the potential to provide the basis for a useful reproductive management tool...

..This method can provide diagnostic support for efforts to improve reproductive success, especially in low-fertility herds...

..1% on day 23. When 50 ng/g was considered as the cut-off value, the sensitivity and specificity of positive pregnancy tests were less than 70% on days 21-24, and 100% for negative pregnancy tests on days 18-24...

..Such studies may help to define practical measures to suppress or lower the negative effects of risks factors on fertility...

..5 ng/ml in the case of ewes and 1.5-2.5 ng/ml in the case of goats, determined with EIA, are proposed as discriminatory levels between pregnant and non-pregnant animals, at an interval of one oestrous cycle after service...

..The examination can be simplified by the observation of uterine fluid accumulation and embryonic membranes, as opposed to the more involved process of observing the foetus...

..09) and farrowing rate (P > 0.67) between both groups. Hence, there was no improvement in fertility and farrowing rate by using RTU instead of A-mode ultrasound under commercial conditions...

..This holds great potential as a noninvasive technique for understanding the role of reproductive disease in wild bighom sheep...

..These results demonstrate that the new assay kit is an inexpensive, user-friendly and reliable technique for determining pregnancy...

..Furthermore, pregnancy rates in embryos recovered from cows with delayed ovulation were similar to those in embryos obtained from cows treated with a conventional superstimulation protocol...

..0%, 24/266; [P < 0.05). The results of the study suggested that the main effects of the treatments that were used to synchronize and resynchronize estrus were to alter the timing and synchrony of estrus without affecting fertility...

..Further, both treatments reduced days between first-service TAI and second inseminations, and days from calving to conception...

..In summary, a monoclonal-based assay has been established that is sensitive enough to detect PAG in maternal serum by the forth week of pregnancy, but does not suffer from carry-over of antigen from a previous pregnancy...

..It may be concluded that, at the present state of development, the assay provides a reliable means of diagnosing pregnancy in sheep from the 4th week after they have been bred onward...

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..Following the peak plasma concentration observed 1 day after birth in most of the animals, PAG were rapidly eliminated in a log-linear fashion...

..Predictive values of positive test results were high in these herds, whereas those of negative test results were low. This implies that sows with a negative test result early in pregnancy should be retested later...

..In conclusion, the serum hCG may be used to predict the outcome of early pregnancy achieved by ART...

..A 20% decline in hCG levels between days 1 and 4 during methotrexate treatment has a positive predictive value of 97%...

..These results suggest that fecal steroid analysis would be a useful means for estimating pregnancy status and for detecting adult male among wild deer...

..Our findings revealed real-time ultrasound scanning to be a very accurate method for early pregnancy diagnosis and prediction of gestational age in the collared peccary...

..Transrectal ultrasonography is an efficient tool in early pregnancy diagnosis of reindeer. The fetal growth curves obtained by ultrasonography resembled those obtained in previous morphological studies...

..In conclusion, transrectal ultrasonography and PAG-RIA test are highly accurate tests for detecting pregnant buffaloes from Day 31 after mating onwards...

..0 and 93.4% (P>0.05). In this study, heifers were diagnosed pregnant earlier than cows, and the maximum sensitivity and negative predictive value were obtained 3 days earlier in heifers than cows (days 26 and 29, respectively)...

..2% (95% CI, 95.8-99.97) and specificity of 70.7% (95% CI, 61.3-78.9). CONCLUSION: The use of a logistic regression model allows prediction of pregnancy viability when an embryo cannot be visualized on ultrasound scan...

..Levels of 1 ng/ml for two consecutive samples or one sample at or above 3 ng/ml are an indication of the presence of corpus luteum, while cows below 1 ng/ml will be in anoestrus...

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..It is concluded that, fasting prior to scanning and lifting the abdomen during scanning significantly improve the accuracy of transrectal ultrasonographic pregnancy diagnosis in Awassi x Merino ewes...

..This preliminary work could lead to the development of a home pregnancy test for cats.

..Postovulatory increases in progesterone may enhance pregnancy rates in targeted populations of lactating dairy cows, but timing and magnitude of the progesterone increases are pharmaceutically dependent...

..CONCLUSIONS: These data indicate that quantitative serum FSH can be used to rule out pregnancy and hCG of placental origin in women 41-55 years of age with mild increase in serum hCG concentrations...

..CONCLUSIONS: When implemented broadly, this assay could provide standardization of mCG measurements for both research and colony management purposes...

..This is not commonly the case. Most tests poorly detect hCG-H. New pregnancy tests are needed, including those that measure only hCG-H...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity of home pregnancy tests (HPTs) around the time of the missed menses...

..Low-sensitivity (LS) and high-sensitivity (HS) urine pregnancy tests were performed at each visit, and the results were compared to ultrasonography...

..Date of parturition was predictable within 3 days in 75% of cats. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Identification of bony structures in the fetus is useful in estimating the time to parturition in queens...

..77), but agreement among readers was fair (kappa=0.28). Agreement between laboratories was fair (kappa=0.28). We concluded that non-pregnancy status cannot be determined by the ECF test in the early pregnant mare with high accuracy...

..The new prediction equations were implemented for November 2004 evaluations for daughter pregnancy rate...

..It is also concluded that pregnancy can be diagnosed accurately and successfully using an ultrasound pregnancy detector. In addition, ovarian activity in the Damascus goat in Syria resumes in September...

..The study shows that pre-ovulatory follicle may develop in some female camels during June-August (non-breeding season in India) and successful pregnancies may be achieved after mating of individual animals during this period...

..The conclusions are that acute-phase proteins can be used as an early pregnancy test for bitches from the 3rd week of gestation (14th-21st day post LH peak) for haptoglobin assay (values above ..

..This method of pregnancy diagnosis and monitoring may prove useful in the breeding management of domestic cats and other felid and canid species, and provides a foundation for future studies on pregnancy in captive exotic carnivores...

..However, the transabdominal scans produced better images of the reproductive tract, perhaps because of the close proximity of the pregnant uterus to the abdominal wall...

..In addition, blood sampling was relatively easy, could be accomplished with minimal handling, and did not require sedation or anesthesia...