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Bizarre methods of detecting pregnancy from history

Before there were home pregnancy tests

Bizarre methods of detecting pregnancy from history
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Isabela Neves
14/05/2025 15:00 ‧ 1 week ago | StarsInsider

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Pregnancy

A question as old as humankind: "Am I pregnant?" Well, answering that question with a reasonable degree of accuracy proved to be difficult in the past. Before the invention of the modern-day pregnancy test, the most reliable test was just to wait and see! And while signs, such as morning sickness and missing periods, were and are common indications, people still wanted to know as early as possible.

So, how did they do it? Well, these strange methods often come back to pee! Click on to find out exactly what we mean.

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