Pregnancy Test (hCG, Quantitative) - Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Measure the exact amount of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) in the blood to confirm a pregnancy with greater accuracy and earlier in gestation than many home pregnancy tests. HCG is a hormone produced by the placenta.  With the guidance our your physician, this test may also be used to help identify an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy, monitor an at-risk pregnancy, amongst other uses. As with urine/home pregnancy tests, it is possible to end up with false results (both negative and positive) from a blood pregnancy test. UNLIKE A HOME PREGNANCY TEST, this one is far more exact and thus can give you an estimation of how far along the pregnancy is.  See the sample report.   False Negative Results (test is negative, but you are actually pregnant): a common reason for this test if it was drawn too early (best is to draw at least 7 days after conception to show positive). In this case, the negative result would be due to insufficient hCG in the blood to detect a pregnan