Beta Hcg test is a quantitative test used as a tumor marker.
Another test, the qualitative B-hcg blood test is the one used to confirm or rule out pregnancy (go to http://www.lab-safe.com/lab-tests/test/88/ ). It is more reliable than a urine test, and far more reliable than a home test.
Beta-hCG may be produced abnormally by certain tumors, especially those that develop from an egg or sperm (germ cell tumors). Therefore, Beta Hcg test is usually conducted to check the hCG levels in a woman who may have cancer of the ovaries or abnormal tissue growing in her uterus (molar pregnancy) instead of a normal fetus. In a man, hCG levels may be measured to help determine if he has cancer of the testicles.
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