This quantitative test is used as a tumor marker. The qualitative blood test is the one used to confirm or rule out pregnancy. 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, hCG levels are usually tested 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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