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Confession: Totally irrational fear

KristysRedBarnKristysRedBarn
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In a post below I mentioned that my first bunny died the day I got my bfp.  I'm totally scared that will happen again.  Have you heard the old saying "the rabbit died"?  The old wives tale, as I understand it anyway, is that women could use rabbits as pg tests, they would pour their urin on the rabbit and if the rabbit died, they were pg.  For some reason this totally haunts me, like I would kill Lilly or Tucker if I get a bfp again.  It's okay, you can tell me I'm crazy.
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Re: Confession: Totally irrational fear

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  • CLAYLIOVERCLAYLIOVER
    I have heard it before. I think you have to inject it into the rabbit...
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  • jdomanjdoman
    I just heard about the rabbit thing the other day! I thought that they injected the urine, though, not just poured it on them. I know that you know that your rabbit dying on the day you got your bfp was a coincidence, but I understand your fear. ((Hugs))
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  • jdomanjdoman

    Oh, and from our good friend Dr. Wikipedia:

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    The rabbit test was an early pregnancy test developed in 1927 by Bernhard Zondek and Selmar Aschheim. The original test actually used mice.[1] The test consisted of injecting the tested woman's urine into a female rabbit, then examining the rabbit's ovaries a few days later, which would change in response to a hormone only secreted by pregnant women. The hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is produced during pregnancy and indicates the presence of a fertilized egg; it can be found in a pregnant woman's urine and blood. The rabbit test became a widely used bioassay (animal-based test) to test for pregnancy. The term "rabbit test" was first recorded in 1949 but became a common phrase in the English language. Xenopus frogs were also used in a similar "frog test".

    Modern pregnancy tests still operate on the basis of testing for the presence of the hormone hCG. Due to medical advances, use of a live animal is no longer required.

    It is a common misconception that the injected rabbit would die only if the woman was pregnant. This led to the phrase "the rabbit died" being used as a euphemism for a positive pregnancy test. In fact, all rabbits used for the test died, because they had to be surgically opened in order to examine the ovaries. While it was possible to do this without killing the rabbit, it was generally deemed not worth the trouble and expense.

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  • KristysRedBarnKristysRedBarn
    imagejdoman:

    Oh, and from our good friend Dr. Wikipedia:

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    The rabbit test was an early pregnancy test developed in 1927 by Bernhard Zondek and Selmar Aschheim. The original test actually used mice.[1] The test consisted of injecting the tested woman's urine into a female rabbit, then examining the rabbit's ovaries a few days later, which would change in response to a hormone only secreted by pregnant women. The hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is produced during pregnancy and indicates the presence of a fertilized egg; it can be found in a pregnant woman's urine and blood. The rabbit test became a widely used bioassay (animal-based test) to test for pregnancy. The term "rabbit test" was first recorded in 1949 but became a common phrase in the English language. Xenopus frogs were also used in a similar "frog test".

    Modern pregnancy tests still operate on the basis of testing for the presence of the hormone hCG. Due to medical advances, use of a live animal is no longer required.

    It is a common misconception that the injected rabbit would die only if the woman was pregnant. This led to the phrase "the rabbit died" being used as a euphemism for a positive pregnancy test. In fact, all rabbits used for the test died, because they had to be surgically opened in order to examine the ovaries. While it was possible to do this without killing the rabbit, it was generally deemed not worth the trouble and expense.

    Thank you.  It makes me feel oddly better. 

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    Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle!
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  • GuppyAmyGuppyAmy member

    Okay, I read where this wives tale came from (awhile ago but odd things stick in my brain)... they inject urine from a women who thinks they're pregnant into a female rabbit and if their ovaries changed, the woman was pregnant. However ALL of the rabbits died (Only way to see their ovaries).

     

    Anyway, this is my way of telling you, you have nothing to worry about.  

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