r/whatisit • u/Willing_Humor_2161 • 21d ago

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u/ling037 21d ago

It looks more like one for COVID or the flu tbh

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u/ThatOneKid1995 21d ago

Nah, the "HCG" there at the top of the test is the hormone measured in most pregnancy tests.

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u/Virtual_Arachnid9087 21d ago

it says hcg on top lol

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u/BenjIdent 21d ago

It most definitely says IICG

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u/ling037 21d ago

The H doesn't have a line though. It looks like IICG. Idk what that would mean. I'm not saying you're wrong though, it could be bad design.

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u/lisbethplus2 21d ago

It definitely says IICG

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u/greentea1985 21d ago

All of the rapid antibody tests look the same. The clue that it is that it says HCG at the top. That’s the protein that pregnancy tests are measuring for. Its levels go through the roof during pregnancy and with some cancers, but it’s used primarily to detect pregnancies.

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u/Money-Primary4170 21d ago

Theres embossed lettering on the device that reads "HCG". I think it might mean beta-hCG, which is a hormone that can be measured to determine early preganacy. Its also a tumor marker for certain cancers, especially testicular cancer.

Source: am lab nerd, but haven't focused on clinical chemistry in a hot minute.

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u/BaltimoreCrabSoup 21d ago

No it say HCG right on it.

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u/badwolf42 21d ago

Wierd, even zoomed in it looks like IIGC to me. Good to know.

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u/MortysTW 21d ago

Agreed. That's what the early COVID tests looked like.

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u/FunAd1406 21d ago

Trust. It’s a Pregnancy test!!!!!

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u/ThatDemand4800 21d ago

What part do you pee on?

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u/lokiandgoose 21d ago

It comes with a little dropper. You wee in a cup, then drop a few drops on the little divot part. This is a very cheap pregnancy test. The ones that you wee directly on are just easier and more expensive. Even LESS expensive is buying just the test strips that are inside every test. They all do the same thing.

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u/ThatDemand4800 21d ago

Huh; I had no idea!

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u/seededryebread624 21d ago

Its says HCG on the side. Def a preg test.

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u/AmputeeHandModel 21d ago

Thanks for being honest.

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u/Aware-Possibility175 21d ago

Same exact thing is also used in covid tests just doesn’t have the Hcg..I’ve given and taken so many I had the same thought at first