What: Florida’s state health care agency tried to push back on the fact that many women do not know they are pregnant at six weeks gestation, since it is only two weeks after a missed period for a woman on a very regular menstrual cycle. The agency noted that pregnancy tests had “evolved” over the years so pregnancy hormones could be detected at just over a week after ovulation (about three weeks pregnant).

Why it matters: The major problem with that? “‘They’re confusing the failure to recognize pregnancy with the ability to diagnose it early,’ retired Tampa obstetrician-gynecologist Bruce Shephard told Axios. ‘Yes, you can diagnose it early, but if you’re not looking for it — many patients are not,’ he said, adding that nearly half of pregnancies are unintended.”

Source: Axios