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How can a home pregnancy test work?
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Hcg: Home urine pregnancy tests measure levels of the beta subunit of the human Chorionic Gonadotropin hormone. It becomes present in the body once implantation of a fertilized egg has occurred.
Answered 5/29/2015
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