Wednesday, November 7.1979
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Home pregnancy tests not advised
This year many American women will be carefully watching small test tubes and waiting for a small brown ring that may or may not appear.
These women have invested in one of several home pregnancy tests now sold over the counter, and that small brown ring could indicate difference between being pregnant or not.
Privacy is the only advantage to these health officials. High use of消毒 health officials. High use of消毒 health officials even emotional problems are some of the disadvantages, said Lawrence doctors and clinicians.
A customer in a Lawrence drug store may pay from $8 to $12 for a home pregnancy test while a gynecologist will perform a similar test. The same doctor will Lawrence gynecologist Richard Hertzman.
"The results of home pregnancy tests match ours almost exactly, but they have to" *e* done quite carefully." , said Hermes.
The only more accurate test that a doctor
can do is a biospec, Hermes said. The biospec is a blood test that detects small amounts of a certain hormone in a woman's blood that appears if she is pregnant. The test can detect the pregnancy 14 days after the treatment. The home pregnant tests are effective 21 days after conception.
DUGLAS COUNTY and state clinics will perform a pregnancy test for as little as $2, according to Mary Whitten, head public health officer in New York, students can have free pregnancy tests if they have paid their fees at enrollment, Raymond Schennig, gynecologist at Raymond University.
"it strikes me as being a sort of needless thing for students and a sort of discourage using home pregnancy tests because they can get one at Watkins for free," said Caitlin.
Whiten was concerned with other parts of pregnancy tests.
"I think the counseling aspect is missing. If a girl comes to our clinic and finds she is
pregnant, she might get really upset. If that girl is alone, there is no one to help her," Whiten said.
SHE ALSO SAID that a doctor usually did not accept the results of a home pregnancy test. There is always a chance for human error in the home tests, she said.
"Someone who has done hundreds of tests will be better than someone who does it once." Whiten said.
It is the policy of the Comprehensive health clinic in Kansas City, Kan., to do the results of a home pregnancy test for its clients, a Home Thomas, an employee of the clinic.
"They are fairly reliable, but we always do another test. They don't tell you as early as our tests," Thomas said.
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The home pregnancy test business is not exactly boomed in Lawrence, according to Lawrence pharmacists. Sales range from two to 12 kits a month in some stores.
INSTRUCTIONS ON home pregnancy
Scared teen-agers and college students use the tests at home, according to Schwegler.
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Most buyers of the home tests are young married people, said a pharmacist at Jerry's Pharmacy, Sixth and Michigan streets.
"People who buy them are anxious to have a family," he said.
tests recommend waiting 10 days after a
test has missed her menstrual period
before using the test. Most test consist of
placing a few drops in a urine test tube
and adding the contents of a vial in the
tube with it. If the test is in the tube
with two hours, the test is positive.
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