Within a few minutes of saliva test, one can easily know whether a woman is pregnant or not. (Photo Credits: freepik)
It is about the year 2016. Professors of the Hebrew University located in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, together started a startup. fixed name selinagnostics (Salignostics). These professors decided that they would work on simplifying the diagnostic method. He focused his entire attention on saliva and tried to find solutions through it.
After about six years of hard work and investing several crores of rupees, he got a breakthrough in the year 2022, when he was able to develop such a kit through which any woman can easily know through saliva that she is pregnant. Pregnant or not?
Test on 300 women
Initially, the company did this test on three hundred women, including pregnant women and those who were not pregnant. After the experiment was successful, the company made it available in the Israeli market.
Whatever kits are available in the market till now, they are also easy but the medium of investigation is urine. In labs, pregnancy test is also done through blood. In both the mediums available till now, any woman needs a lab or a safe place, where she can collect urine and then test it using the kit. Medical science has said that morning time is appropriate for urine test.
But, now the kit that Israel has prepared is capable of testing even while walking in the market. Just any woman has to keep it in her mouth for a few seconds. Then take it out and keep it in a tube.
inspired by covid test
Within a few minutes of this test one can easily know whether the woman is pregnant or not. It has been launched in the market under the name Salistic. It is inspired by the COVID-19 test kit. The Selignistics company wants to take it to the whole world. After Israel, it has been made available for sale in Britain and Ireland two days ago. The company is making efforts to ensure the availability of this kit in other countries of the world as well.
According to media reports, the company has sought permission from the FDA for the US market. It will be removed there as soon as permission is granted. It should be expected that the kit will be available soon in Asian countries including India.
two types of pregnancy test in india
- Strip Pregnancy Kit: It is easily available in the market. Its use is also very easy. Take urine in a container and put some of it on the drop strip. Within a minute this kit tells whether a woman is pregnant or not. It is suggested that it is better to do the test with morning urine. Its results are accurate. This kit gives 99 percent correct result. There is no need to go to any lab for this. This test is easily possible at home.
- Cup Pregnancy Test Kit: For this also urine has to be taken in a cup in the morning. This cup comes with kit. Then the strip present with the kit is to be inserted in the urine. Its results are also revealed within a minute. For this test also the woman does not have to go to any pathology. Test is easily possible at home.
Different companies have launched both types of kits in the Indian market with different names, which are easily available at medical stores.
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