In-Vitro pregnancy test, what does that mean?

[rapi.livejournal.com]

I have a question about the pregnancy test I just got.
It says "For in-vitro uses only"
What does that mean?
I want to make sure I got the right thing and I never used one before. :x

Comments

[br0ken_dolly]

hmmmm. you have a good question. i'm not sure the technical term, because really, if you draw blood and test that blood, it's still an in-vitro test because the test/work/analysis wasn't done physically in the body.

personally, i think that bc test's label is misleading. or perhaps my definition sucks. :)

i wonder if they were just trying to avoid people sticking the test up their vag or something?

[jitteryladybug.livejournal.com]

i think you're right. I think its to prevent women from sticking the test up their vaginas and expecting to find out a result in the end.

its amazing how many people don't read directions.

[br0ken_dolly]

seriously!

because that means if they had to write that, someone had to have done it. ;p

[pvalov-rings.livejournal.com]

i feel like the kind of person who would stick a pregnancy test up their vagina wouldnt know what "in vitro" meant. (not that the OP is this kind of person.) but wouldnt they need to be more specific - "THIS IS NOT MEANT TO GO UP YOUR VAGINA" kinda thing? lol.

[cthulhulicious.livejournal.com]

It's for/from the legal "cover your ass" department. Then they can testify in court, if necessary, "No, we're innocent, we said the magic words in the user information."