Sage-Tips

Can you check hCG levels at home?

The SELFCheck Pregnancy Blood Test is a rapid home test for the detection of raised levels (>25 IU/L) of human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) from a finger prick blood sample in just 5 minutes.

Can you check hCG in urine?

You can find hCG in your urine or blood. However, this chemical needs time to build up in your body, which can cause very early pregnancy tests to come back negative. Each day of early pregnancy, your body will create more hCG.

How do you test for high hCG levels?

On average, the hCG level at four weeks of pregnancy, is around 10,000 mIU/ml5. However, the only way you can find out your actual hCG level is through a quantitative blood test. Speak to your doctor if you are concerned about your hCG level.

At what week is hCG detectable?

After you conceive (when the sperm fertilises the egg), the developing placenta begins to produce and release hCG. It takes about 2 weeks for your hCG levels to be high enough to be detected in your urine using a home pregnancy test.

Can you have a positive urine test and negative blood test?

It’s not common but sometimes this effect leads to urine and blood tests giving the wrong result. This error might happen even after you’ve had one positive pregnancy test and test again a couple days later. No, you’re not going crazy — and you’re not necessarily miscarrying when this happens, either.

Can I have hCG and not be pregnant?

An elevated β-hCG in the absence of viable pregnancy can occur for multiple reasons and has a broad differential diagnosis including miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, pituitary hCG production, trophoblastic disease and phantom hCG.

What level hCG can clearblue detect?

The sensitivity of Clearblue Easy Earliest Results was 25 mIU/mL, which indicated detection of 80\% of pregnancies. The sensitivity of the five other products was 100 mIU/mL or greater, indicating detection of 16\% or less of pregnancies.

Can I be pregnant and have low hCG levels?

If your hCG levels fall below the normal range, it’s not necessarily a cause for concern. Many women have gone on to have healthy pregnancies and babies with low hCG levels. Most women don’t ever have cause to find out what their hCG levels are specifically.