#pregnancytests — Public Fediverse posts

Would you trust an onion or a handful of barley to tell if you were pregnant? The history of pregnancy testing is stranger than fiction, and it eventually led to one of the most empowering medical inventions for women https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/women/history-of-pregnancy-tests-before-home-pregnancy-kits-strange-methods-fver1lj3?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PregnancyTests #DidYouKnow #Lifestyle #Pregnancy

Scarlett Moffatt's Fertility Journey: A Candid Disclosure

Scarlett Moffatt shares her difficult fertility journey, using 11 pregnancy tests and having a past miscarriage before confirming her current pregnancy.

#ScarlettMoffatt, #FertilityJourney, #PregnancyTests, #MiscarriageAwareness, #CelebrityHealth

https://newsletter.tf/scarlett-moffatt-11-pregnancy-tests-fertility-journey/

Scarlett Moffatt used 11 pregnancy tests to confirm her pregnancy, highlighting the emotional challenges many face during fertility journeys.

#ScarlettMoffatt, #FertilityJourney, #PregnancyTests, #MiscarriageAwareness, #CelebrityHealth
https://newsletter.tf/scarlett-moffatt-11-pregnancy-tests-fertility-journey/

A provision in #Trump’s tax bill instructed the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to #abortion providers that received more than $800,000 from #Medicaid in 2023, even to those like #PlannedParenthood that also offer #MedicalServices like #contraception, #PregnancyTests, #STD testing & #CancerScreenings.

#law #SCOTUS #NationwideInjuctions #Healthcare #WomensHealth #FamilyPlanning

A provision in #Trump’s tax bill instructed the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to #abortion providers that received more than $800,000 from #Medicaid in 2023, even to those like #PlannedParenthood that also offer #MedicalServices like #contraception, #PregnancyTests, #STD testing & #CancerScreenings.

#law #SCOTUS #NationwideInjuctions #Healthcare #WomensHealth #FamilyPlanning

#EFF to State AGs: Time to Investigate Crisis #Pregnancy Centers

#CPCs (also known as “fake #clinics”) are facilities that are often connected to #religious organizations and have a strong #antiabortion stance. While many offer #pregnancytests, #counseling, and information, as well as limited medical services in some cases, they do not provide #reproductivehealthcare such as #abortion or, in many cases, contraception. Some are licensed #medical clinics; most are not.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/eff-state-ags-time-investigate-crisis-pregnancy-centers

A Platanna aka African Clawed Frog aka Xenopus lies in wait for prey.
Indigenous to Southern Africa they are apex predators in their environment
They were introduced into USA and Europe for pregnancy tests before more sophisticated tests were developed.
They are now considered a pest outside of Southern Africa
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doctors-used-to-use-live-african-frogs-as-pregnancy-tests-64279275/
#frogs
#PregnancyTests
#pests
#photography

#Extremeheat could impact the effectiveness of #birthcontrol and #pregnancytests
https://19thnews.org/2023/08/extreme-heat-effectiveness-birth-control-pregnancy-tests/