The Baby Boom Pregnancy Test Cassette is used to detect hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin in urine samples for early diagnosis of pregnancy at home. This hormone is secreted after implantation of the fertilized egg in the wall of the uterus and its concentration increases with the following days. It reaches the highest concentration at the time when menstruation should occur, therefore, using the Baby Boom test, it is possible to diagnose pregnancy the day after the expected bleeding has not occurred.
In the Baby Boom pregnancy test cassette, a membrane with an absorbent strip is placed over a glass fiber strip impregnated with a colloid containing particles of gold and monoclonal antibodies against hCG. The second absorbing strip, placed on the edge of the plate, is used to absorb excess urine sample. Upon contact with the membrane, the collected urine sample dissolves the lyophilized conjugate. In a reactive sample, the hCG antigen attaches to antibodies in a colloidal solution. In the test region, anti-hCG antibodies bind to the hCG-gold conjugate complex forming a pink line. After adding another sample, a pink line also appears in the test area, the presence of which indicates that fertilization has most likely occurred. The presence of a control line indicates that the test was performed correctly.
Baby Boom cassette pregnancy test allows you to detect pregnancy as early as 7 days from fertilization.