When do you get results of your first blood test?

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the naive question

I'm going in for my blood test to confirm my first pregnancy on Monday, and am wondering if I will get the results then or if the sample is sent to a lab?

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

you will probably have to wait a few days. if you have taken a pregnancy test and gotten a positive result, you are pregnant.

[Anonymous]

Thanks! Do you usually get a number or is it just a yes or no?

[Anonymous]

it is usually just a yes or no unless there is reason to be concerned about your HcG level

[Anonymous]

How far along are you? I always had bloodwork plus an ultrasound at my first appointment.

[Anonymous]

there are 2 different kinds of blood pregancy tests. One is a quantitative. This just tells the doctor yes or no. The other is called a qualitative. Most labs use the threshold of 5 - so anything over 5 is positive and anything under 5 is negative. I have no idea how long it takes to get results at a regular obgyn because I see a specialist and they call that afternoon with the results. Congratulations.

[Anonymous]

It depends - on how long you are (you may also have an ultrasound if you are around the 8 week mark) and why you think you are pregnant (some nut cases out there "think" they are pregnant b/c they're late and not because of the HPT).

The blood test confirms preg. based on the high hCG numbers. It won't tell you that you are X weeks pregnants, just that you are.

Most doc. offices send out blood work, but yours may be different (like a specialist or if your doc. office is in the hospital, etc.).

Just ask - your doc - not us strangers on dcum