You're probably familiar with the scene. Pulling the little box out of the drug store bag, ducking into the bathroom, and then waiting and staring at a little plastic stick waiting for it to change.

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This story was originally produced in 2014, and first aired on Making Contact in February 2024. In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young designer creating packaging for a pharmaceutical company. Looking at ...

Home pregnancy tests are convenient and generally reliable, but there can be situations where they show a false positive. A false positive means the test indicates pregnancy when you're not actually ...

You've just taken a pregnancy test but can you trust the result? A Family Planning expert sets the record straight. Home pregnancy tests work by detecting the hormone produced during pregnancy (Human ...

Everything you need to know about testing for pregnancy at home. Taking a pregnancy test is often an emotionally-charged experience, so you want to get it right the first time, particularly if you’re ...