Doc asked me to get a beta hcg blood test done and im honestly clueless what it actually checks. Is it just to confirm pregnancy or does it tell something more? somebody pls explain in simple words.
Beta hCG is the pregnancy hormone test done from blood. More accurate than the home strip. They often do it twice to see if the value is doubling properly. Simple blood draw, nothing scary.
Oh I just did this last month. So its the blood version of a pregnancy test na, my doc said the level helps know how far along roughly. They asked me to come again to repeat it.
Its a blood test that measures the hCG hormone, which your body makes when pregnant. My doc explained it can confirm pregnancy even before a urine test, and the number rising over a couple days shows things are progressing. They made me repeat after 48 hrs to check the rise.
I know this test very well from my IVF days, the famous beta test. It checks the pregnancy hormone in blood and the number tells a lot in early days. Waiting for that report is so nerve wracking, sending you good vibes.
