A Saliva-based Pregnancy Test

The Israeli startup Salignostics has developed a pregnancy test on a card similar to the CoVid tests. The test, called Salistick, detects the presence in saliva of human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that surges in the body during pregnancy. The test is 96% accurate on the first day of a missed period and 97% accurate on the second day. The test is a rapid, convenient, and accurate method to test for pregnancy without the need to use urine. Salistick will first be available in Europe, Africa, and the middle east. No word on when it will be available in the US.

https://www.medicaldaily.com/first-saliva-based-pregnancy-tests-everything-know-470246

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