1. Pregnancy tests may not identify pregnancy in the early stage.
True
False

2. The first home pregnancy tests were introduced in the mid-1980s.
True
False

3. Home pregnancy tests, as with all tests, can generate false positives indicating you are pregnant when, in fact, you are not.
True
False

4. Home pregnancy tests do not yield false negatives (meaning you are not pregnant when, in fact, you are).
True
False

5. When a urine sample has a certain level of human chorionic gonadotropin hormone, a home pregnancy test device indicates a probable pregnancy.
True
False

6. Pregnant women always produce human chorionic gonadotropin hormone at the same rate, so a false negative is impossible.
True
False

7. Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone is produced when a fertilized egg implants in a woman's uterus.
True
False

8. Levels of human chorionic gonadotropin hormone needed to trigger a home pregnancy test device differ according to brands.
True
False

9. Male urine, like that of pregnant women, contains human chorionic gonadotropin hormone.
True
False

10. After a negative pregnancy test, a woman should wait the number of days suggested in the instructions and test again.
True
False

11. Professionally administered pregnancy tests are 100 percent accurate.
True
False

12. When collecting a urine specimen with a container not from a kit, you should wash the container thoroughly, and rinse out all soap traces, preferably with distilled water.
True
False

13. Home pregnancy tests are simple and easy to use.
True
False

14. Home pregnancy tests are available without a physician’s prescription.
True
False

15. The earlier you determine if you are pregnant, the sooner you can begin changing lifestyle habits that may impact the health of a baby.
True
False

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Sources: U.S. Food & Drug Administration 04/00