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The first urine test is the best for a pregnancy test.

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Q: Is serum better for testing pregnancy than urine?
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Can you use blood on a urine pregnancy test?

That depends.. on certain hCG test. It is recommended to read the manual of your urine pregnancy test. Some test accept blood/serum, but some test do not.


Pregnancy blood test is positive but the urine is negative?

A serum hCG will be positive for pregnancy at 25mIU/ml, the urine test, although just as accurate needs a stronger concentration of 50mIU/ml to 100mIU/ml depending on the brand - this means the serum (blood) test will test positive 2 to 3 days sooner than urine.


Pregnancy testing is based on testing of?

based upon urine....levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) are present in the urine (more than 25 mIU)


How long can you keep urine in room temperature before home pregnancy test?

I´d use fresh urine as the hormones may have dwindled and the test may not be reliable now.


Can you test urine three weeks old for pregnancy?

That urine would be too young to get pregnant. Don't bother testing it.


What type of pregnancy test is serum pregnancy test?

A serum pregnancy test is a blood test performed in a physician's office or laboratory to get quantitative hCG. A "triple screen" is a blood test for hCG, AFP, and uE3. The other type of pregnancy test is an over-the-counter test which examines urine for the presence of hCG.


Forms of pregnancy testing?

* home pregnancy tests * or the doctor can perform a blood and urine test to check your hCG levels (pregnancy hormone levels)


Where can you get Serum Creatinine?

urine


Can a urine pregnancy test keep showing negative but be positive on a blood test and be pregnant?

Yes. I don't know how but it can happen. I cannot use the urine preg. tests , I have to have the serum and then it has to be the quantitate not the yes or no one.


What disorders can be diagnosed by testing urine?

Pregnancy and drug use while not a disorder can be revealed by testing urine. A UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) is also diagnosed by testing urine. There are many, many disorders that urine is one piece of the diagnostic work-up, but would require further examination for a diagnoses, diabetes being just one.


What is better to get a pregnancy test by urine or blood test?

blood test


Can menstrual blood interfere with urine pregnancy test results?

Menses blood could possibly interfere with a home pregnancy kit. You can get a false positive or false negative with any testing kit. A women is better off seeing her general practitioner doctor or obstetrics/gynecological doctor for testing, pre-natal education and treatment.