will a hematocrit detect pregnancy?


Question:
Will a hematocrit or hemoglobin test detect pregnancy?

Answers:
Hematocrit and hemoglobin normally checks for anemia. The amount of blood drawn for this test is usually so small that they can't even add a pregnancy test to it if they wanted to! You will have to go back to your doctor and request a pregnancy test. The hormone that shows up in a pregnancy test is called HCG and it needs to be specifically tested for if you want to know if you are pregnant or not.

Other Answers:
No, only a test for HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) - the pregnancy hormone will detect pregnancy.


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