Our Becka-Eric Genetic Chimera

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Scratch that, we are actually here...

Got it wrong. Pregnancy tests are looking for human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG). That is what the second line on a pregnancy test means - HCG is in your body. This
hormone is produced by the embryo, but only after it has become implanted within the uterus, and lets your body know that you are pregnant and that you need to stop ovulating. It also maintains the uterine lining so
that the embryo does not get flushed out every month.

In any case, since we have a positive pregnancy test, HCG is present, indicating that an embryo is present and has become implanted. So right now it looks like this.

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