Health consumption as work: The home pregnancy test as a domesticated health tool

► Biomedical goods and services for consumers have proliferated in North America. ► Domestication describes the movement of biomedical goods and services into homes. ► The home pregnancy test is a domesticated health tool. ► Consumption of domesticated goods and services can be theorized as work. ► Domestication refers to a set of user practices, not just a place.