Indirect agglutination reaction is a pregnancy test that uses anti-HCG and latex beads to detect the fetal hormone HCG in the urine of women.
What role does fetal hCG hormone play and does hCG affect fetal development?
- Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone that is released by the placenta during pregnancy. It thickens a person's uterine lining to support embryonic growth and tells the body to stop menstruation. The level of HCG increase after conception and continue to increase until about 10 weeks of pregnancy.
- A woman whose hCG levels are low during the first trimester of pregnancy will have slower fetal growth and lower birth weight. In fetal pregnancy in women, high maternal hCG levels at the end of the first trimester promote fetal growth.
What is a good starting hCG level?
Generally, a beta hCG level above 100 is considered a good positive result. But more important than the absolute beta is the rate of increase over time (which should double every 48 hours).
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