there is no need to administer a urea breath test to a pregnant woman. the presence or absence of h. pylori can be determined accurately from a sample of stool. there are two types of urea breath tests for diagnosing h. pylori. one uses a very small dose of urea that is labelled with a radioactive isotope of carbon and the other uses urea that is labelled with a non-radioactive isotope of carbon. the non-radioactive isotope has no adverse effects. the radioactive isotope is not recommended for use in pregnant women.
is there any contraindication in administering a helicobacter pylor urea breath test to a pregnant women?