Blood vs Urine test?
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Blood vs Urine test?
| Tue, 09-09-2003 - 3:55pm |
How soon can you find out that you are PG by taking a blood test? What is test called? And how hard is it to get a doctor to order it? How long does it take to get results if they don't "send them out to a lab"?
Are doctor's urine tests more sensitive than HPTs?
Thanks
Kimber


GL! Hope my two cents doesn't offend anyone. ((((((((hugs)))))))))) Connie
As far as the doctors urine tests go I am not sure if every doctor uses the same kind of test but I have heard of alot of women who were indeed pregnant got a positive on an early hpt at home and then got a negative at the doc's office. I am pretty sure their tests measure something like 50-100 mIU/ml of hcg and the early home tests such as FRE (first response early) can detect hcg as low as 15 mIU/ml. Another factor to take into consideration is when you take an hpt it is better to use first morning urine because it will have the most concentration of hcg in it, when you go to the doctors office you are probably not using fmu so you won't have as much hcg in your urine as you would if you had tested at home in the morning.
Good Luck and I hope this helps.
Tasha
Edited 9/9/2003 4:16:05 PM ET by circumstance