Hormones are highly efficient bioactive substances secreted by endocrine glands or endocrine cells and act in the body as a messenger to convey information. Hormones also regulate the metabolic activities of various tissue cells to affect the body's physiological activities, such as metabolism, growth, development and reproduction. The secretion of hormones is mostly regular, may also be affected by external environmental factors and becomes intermittently, thus, the physiological activity can be monitored by the hormone levels in the body. The Firstep Pregnancy and Ovulation Tests can detect related hormones in specimen and provide reproductive information based on test results.
Product Features
• Easy operation and result interpretation
Scope of application
• Detection of pregnancy
• Detection of ovulation
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is a glycoprotein hormone produced by the placenta and found in the urine of pregnant women. This hormone increases rapidly during pregnancy and normally reaches levels in excess of 100,000mIU/ml during the first trimester.
Firstep Urine Pregnancy Test (strip) is a rapid, sensitive, and accurate monoclonal antibody based immunoassay for the visual qualitative detection of human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in urine as an indicator of pregnancy. Firstep Urine Pregnancy Test can be used for self-testing at home or for professional use.