Astel Pregnancy Test Kit

Astel Preg^®

Rapid Urine Test for Pregnancy

Pregnancy tests look for a special hormone in the urine or blood that is only there when a woman is pregnant. This hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), can also be called the pregnancy hormone.

The pregnancy hormone, hCG, is made in the body when a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. This usually happens about 6 days after conception. But studies show that the embryo doesn't implant until later in some women. The amount of hCG increases drastically with each passing day of pregnancy secreted by the developing placenta.

Many home pregnancy tests claim they can tell if you're pregnant on the day you expect your period. But a recent study shows that most don't give accurate results this early in pregnancy. Waiting one week after a missed period will usually give a more accurate answer.

Astel Preg^® is a rapid assay for the detection of the “pregnancy hormone” (hCG) in urine specimens in a qualitative format sensitive to 20 mIU/ml. The test will be able to tell if you're pregnant about 2 weeks after ovulation.

HCG concentrations less than 20 mIU/ml will be detected as negative. So if pregnancy is still suspected, a first-morning urine sample should be obtained and tested.

A number of conditions other than pregnancy including trophoblastic disease, proteinuria, haematuria, choriocarcinoma, ovarian and testicular teratomas cause elevated levels of hCG. These diagnoses should be considered if appropriate to the clinical evidence.

As with all diagnostic tests, a definitive clinical diagnosis should not be based on the results of a single test, but should only be made by the clinician after all clinical and laboratory findings have been evaluated