Pregnancy tests.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-26-2004
Pregnancy tests.
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Sun, 11-14-2004 - 4:59pm
If you take a pregnancy test while you are on birth control, does the birth control effect the result of the pregnancy test?
iVillage Member
Registered: 09-14-2004
Sun, 11-14-2004 - 5:32pm
Nope, it won`t. Pregnancy tests detect the presence of a different type of hormone.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 11-14-2004 - 6:58pm
Lena is right. Pregnancy test kits test for a pregnancy hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) which is not masked by the hormones in hormonal contraceptives. For more about hCG and pregnancy tests see: http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hcg/test.html

Take care,

      Jill