301: Pregnancy & Pee

From wheat to mice to rabbits to...you won't believe the techniques we've used to determine if a woman is pregnant. The history of detecting pregnancy is long, inexact, and strange. Buckle up for some crazy science. Show Notes: Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Pee is for Pregnant: The history and science of urine-based pregnancy tests NIH timeline of the history of the pregnancy test Margaret Crane the 26 year old inventor of the home pregnancy test Dollar Store pregnancy tests