Every minute can feel like an hour when you are waiting to confirm your pregnancy. But how do pregnancy tests confirm the ...

You're probably familiar with the scene. Pulling the little box out of the drug store bag, ducking into the bathroom, and then waiting and staring at a little plastic stick waiting for it to change.

Your menstrual cycle can feel unpredictable sometimes, as it is shorter one month and longer the next. So, if you want to do ...

You've just taken a pregnancy test but can you trust the result? A Family Planning expert sets the record straight. Home pregnancy tests work by detecting the hormone produced during pregnancy (Human ...

A pregnancy test from the store costs about $3 on average. A blood test that you get from a lab or doctor's office costs an average of $64. You might be able to get a free pregnancy test at a women's ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated how to calculate pregnancy duration. It has since been updated. If you think there's a chance you might be pregnant, you want ...

This story was originally published by The 19th on Aug. 9, 2023. Extreme heat has already made pregnancy more dangerous. Now, it is also complicating efforts to control when and how someone becomes ...