X. laevis is also notable for its use in the first widely used method of pregnancy testing, after Lancelot Hogben discovered that the urine from pregnant women induced X. laevis oocyte production.
X. laevis é tamén notable polo seu uso no primeiro método ben documentado de proba de embarazo ao descubrirse que a urina das mulleres preñadas inducía a produción de ovocitos de X. laevis.