Home Pregnancy Test Kits Work by Detecting the Presence of a Hormone

question 15

Multiple Choice

Home pregnancy test kits work by detecting the presence of a hormone in a woman's urine. Recently developed test kits include an indicator of how long the woman has been pregnant (1-2, 2-3, or 3+ weeks) . The presence of ________ would indicate that a woman is pregnant, and ________ levels of this hormone would indicate that she is farther along in her pregnancy.

• A) HCG; low
• B) HCG; high
• C) FSH; low
• D) FSH; high

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Definitions:

Flexibility

The quality of being adaptable or variable, especially the ability to respond to changes in circumstances or environments.

Productivity

The measure of efficiency in converting inputs into useful outputs, commonly used in analyzing the performance of businesses, economies, or individual workers.

Supervisory Costs

Expenses associated with overseeing and managing employees, including salaries of supervisors and costs related to training and supervising staff.

Flexible Benefit Plans

Employee benefit programs that allow workers to choose from a variety of pre-tax benefits, tailoring the package to their personal needs.