title: Development of the home pregnancy test.
abstract: The home pregnancy test works by measuring human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) hormone in urine. This hormone was initially studied in NICHD intramural laboratories as a reliable marker of certain tumors. Refinement of the assay for hCG detection to enhance specificity enabled its ready application to pregnancy detection.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 3B11, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892-2128, USA. judyv@ncrr.nih.gov
authors.forename: Judith L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vaitukaitis
mesh_terms: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin