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What is meaning of catch the rabbit?
The origination of "catch the rabbit" comes from an old pregnancy test, in which a rabbit was injected with a woman's urine to test for pregnancy. If a woman wanted to become pregnant, she first had to "catch the rabbit."
What was the rabbit test?
The rabbit test was a pregnancy test that was developed by two German scientists in 1927. If a woman was thought to be pregnant, her urine was injected into a rabbit. If the pregnancy hormone (hcG) was present, then the rabbit developed certain ovary changes. It is a common misconception that if the rabbit died, the woman was pregnant, and if the rabbit lived, she was not. However, the rabbit died either way because the rabbit had to be killed so its ovaries could be surgically removed and examined. The test was very popular in the 1930's - 1950's. The rabbit test stopped being commonly used in the 1960's when modern pregnancy tests were developed. Rabbit Test was also a 1978 movie starring Billy Crystal.
When did they stop using the rabbit test?
nothing
What does the term 'the rabbit died' mean?
It means, after a pregnancy test, the women is found to be pregnant. Around 1927 it was discovered that if you injected the urine of a pregnant woman into a rabbit, there would be corpora hemorrhagica in the ovaries of the rabbit. These bulging masses on the ovaries could not be seen with out killing the rabbit to inspect the ovaries, so invariably, every rabbit died, even if the woman wasn't pregnant. The phrase, "The rabbit died," came to be a euphemism for a positive pregnancy test after the late 1920 and early 1930s. Source: About.comIt is slang for saying someone is pregnant - the original test involved injecting an actual female rabbit with the urine of the woman who suspected she was pregnant. If the woman actually was pregnant, the rabbit would react to the pregnancy hormones - this did not kill the rabbit, but when scientists first invented this test, the only way to examine the rabbit's ovaries was to kill and dissect it. People misunderstood this whole process and thought that the rabbit died because of the pregnancy hormones. Nowadays, of course, you just buy a pregnancy test at your local drugstore.
Can you create your own home pregnancy test?
If you have a rabbit, and a Medical degree then you can, but otherwise I dont think so.
Where can you buy a pregnancy test kit for a rabbit?
you could call your local pet store or vet. they would proobably have the test or tell you where you can find one.
If you think you're pregnant should you stop taking the birth control pill?
Well if you have taken a home-pregnancy test and it is positive then yes, you should stop. But you should not take the pregnancy test until at least the day of your expected period or 14 days after intercourse other wise your results will not likely be accurate. If you do get a positive pregnancy test then go ahead and stop taking your birth control and make an appointment with an OB/GYN. If the test is negative, continue taking your birth control pills until you do get a positive pregnancy test. If you stop taking it before you get the test results and it is negative, your chances of pregnancy are heightened greatly. But if you continue taking it until you get a positive test result, you will not have had enough to cause any harm to the baby.
Can pregnancy symptoms stop and restart in the first two months of pregnancy I had a late light period and pregnancy symptoms then no symptoms and the month after positive pregnant test?
Yes - go to the doctor and ask them to do a test because it is more reliable
What is the length of pregnancy in a rabbit?
31 days. and they can get pregnant again immeadiately after.
A doctors pregnancy test vs home pregnancy test?
A doctor's pregnancy test is much more accurate, where as a home pregnancy test can be faulty.
How ruminants are being test in terms of pregnancy test?
pregnancy test
What is the pregnancy term for a rabbit?
A rabbit's gestation period is 28 to 31 days.
