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Did you know that before humans started peeing on a stick, grains like barley and emmer, and animals like mice, rabbits, and even frogs were used to determine pregnancy? Today we’re looking into the history of how humans stopped using animals in hopes of getting a positive pregnancy test. Let’s get into it!

Sources:

[History of Pregnancy Tests]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/egyptian-papyrus-reveals-old-wives-tale-very-very-old-indeed-180970066/
https://youtu.be/2rvLEJrQm7g
https://www.livescience.com/37128-history-of-pregnancy-tests-ept-hcg.html
http://www.doctorsreview.com/history/sep05_history/
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/how-a-frog-became-the-first-mainstream-pregnancy-test/525285/
https://www.ogmagazine.org.au/19/2-19/rabbits-mice-toads-pregnancy-test/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/01/what-s-a-frog-based-pregnancy-test.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/history-home-pregnancy-test/396077/
https://clickamericana.com/wp-content/uploads/Old-test-tube-pregnancy-test-kits-from-1979-2-750x869.jpg

[How Modern hCG Pregnancy Tests Work]
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/pregnancy/pregnancy-tests
https://www.uofmhealth.org/health-library/hw42062
https://www.firstresponse.com/en/articles-listings/how-pregnancy-tests-work

[How Animal Testing]
https://www.ccac.ca/Documents/Education/Modules/Core_Stream/CCAC_training_module_on_Three_Rs_of_humane_animal_experimentation.pdf

[Brew’s intro song]
Manhattan Twist by Avocado Junkie

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