Am I pregnant? Find out with a pregnancy blood test.

You’re feeling really tired. Your first clue.

Your breasts are feeling tender and achy. Your second clue.

You’ve missed a period. Your third clue.

You suspect you’re pregnant.

Pregnancy blood test — great for early confirmation

A pregnancy test checks for a special hormone — called human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG — in the urine or blood. It’s only present when a woman is pregnant.

After a fertilised egg implants in the uterus, cells around the embryo release hCG. The levels of hCG increase throughout the first trimester. But in the first few weeks, hCG levels are very low and hard to detect by a urine test.

A pregnancy blood test can pick up hCG earlier in a pregnancy than a urine test. They are about 99% accurate.

You can have a pregnancy blood test as early as 11–14 days after ovulation. That means you can have this test done as soon as you’ve missed your period.

You can request a pregnancy blood test referral from home with InstantScripts. One of our doctors will review your request and, if you’re eligible, will send it to your email. You can send this to your nearest blood collection (pathology) centre.

The results of most blood pregnancy tests take at least a couple of days. The laboratory will tell your doctor the result, and they’ll send you your result by email.