Ovulation and Fertility Home Diagnostic Kits
The history of self-care diagnostic test kits is short but dynamic. Until 1977, the only home kits were diabetic urine tests. If a woman wished to determine whether she was pregnant, she had to make a physician appointment, provide a urine sample, and wait several days before learning the outcome. The situation changed dramatically and practically overnight with the introduction of a new product that revolutionized the self-care arena - the original e.p.t home pregnancy test kit (e.p.t. stands for early pregnancy test). After a quarter of a century, few remember or understand the professional and public controversy that surrounded e.p.t's introduction. For instance, some feared that teens might increase their sexual experiences since they would be able to discover (and perhaps terminate) pregnancies without informing their parents. Physicians and pharmacists were concerned that the product's accuracy might be questionable. However, the public embraced the product to the extent that competitors soon appeared and home pregnancy tests underwent numerous design changes. Further, home pregnancy tests were just the beginning of a host of additional home diagnostic kits for dozens of uses. This article will discuss an important segment of the market - products designed to help women conceive.
The history of self-care diagnostic test kits is short but dynamic. Until 1977, the only home kits were diabetic urine tests. If a woman wished to determine whether she was pregnant, she had to make a physician appointment, provide a urine sample, and wait several days before learning the outcome. The situation changed dramatically and practically overnight with the introduction of a new product that revolutionized the self-care arena - the original e.p.t home pregnancy test kit (e.p.t. stands for early pregnancy test). After a quarter of a century, few remember or understand the professional and public controversy that surrounded e.p.t's introduction. For instance, some feared that teens might increase their sexual experiences since they would be able to discover (and perhaps terminate) pregnancies without informing their parents. Physicians and pharmacists were concerned that the product's accuracy might be questionable. However, the public embraced the product to the extent that competitors soon appeared and home pregnancy tests underwent numerous design changes. Further, home pregnancy tests were just the beginning of a host of additional home diagnostic kits for dozens of uses. This article will discuss an important segment of the market - products designed to help women conceive.