Jackie Has Irregular Periods; Therefore, She Did Not Realize She

question 109

Multiple Choice

Jackie has irregular periods; therefore, she did not realize she was already 14 weeks along when she took a home pregnancy test. However, the test was negative. What could explain this?

• A) hCG levels peak in the second and third month of pregnancy and then drop off to levels that might not be detected by a home pregnancy test.
• B) By the 12th week of pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone have leveled off, so differences in them are no longer detected by a home pregnancy test.
• C) Home pregnancy tests are only able to detect changes in a woman's body related to pregnancy for the first 6 weeks of pregnancy.
• D) She was using her early morning urine for the test, which tends to be lower in the concentration of pregnancy hormones.

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