Miranda Did Not Realize She Could Be Pregnant Until She

question 23

Multiple Choice

Miranda did not realize she could be pregnant until she was already 14 weeks along; however,when she took a home pregnancy test it was negative.What is one explanation for 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 levelled 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 six weeks of pregnancy. 
• D) She was using her early morning urine for the test which tends to be lower in concentration of pregnancy hormones.

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