last week i took my daughter to the doctor and they took a urine sample and ran a pregnancy test,it came back positive,they then sent her for an ultrasound but nothing showed up because she wasnt far enough along to see anything yet(it has to be 5 wks before they can see anything)then when her dr got the ultrasound results back she called us for me to bring her in for blood work for testing.why would they do that?
2007-11-12 03:42:58 · 9 answers · asked by jesse m_violated for nothing 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Could be they want to check her HCG levels, the hormone of pregnancy, as it is more accurate than urine tests and, if taken more than once, it can show if the HCG levels are rising the way they should.
Could be they want to run her prenatal bloodwork. How many tubes did they take? If they took a gagillion, seriously like 8 to 10 vials, then it's just routine prenatal bloodwork.
Just have her ask -- they'll tell her why they wanted to run the blood. If not, change doctors.
2007-11-12 04:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by NewMomma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Urine tests can show the right hormones, but are not the most conclusive. The doc may be worried about a false positive, and is doing the blood test to back up the initial results. Plus, the blood test can more accurately determine how far along she may be. Sounds like the ultrasound was too early, but with a urine test, she can't tell how early. It's probably just to get a more accurate guess of how far along she is. Don't freak out. Blood tests during pregnancy are very normal and very numerous.
2007-11-12 03:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by Meghan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You didn't specify what blood work. they might be running another preg test to see if she is still preg. Or just checking hormone levels to see how far along she should be. I wouldn't worry too much yet, like you said yourself she is not far along enough to see on ultrasound. So i'm sure it's probably ok!
2007-11-12 03:48:06 · answer #3 · answered by aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask. It may be to check her for sexually transmitted diseases..it's usual to do an HIV test on Mothers to be nowadays. BTW, I once had a scan where nothing showed up and I also had blood tests done that day...I dont know if the two were related...better ask.
2007-11-12 03:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are just looking in the best intrest of your daughter. They dont want to get sued if anything goes wrong. They are doing what is the bast for them and your child. which is good. some drs are so careless. and you dont want them so good luck to you
2007-11-12 09:04:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to make sure there are no problems. a blood pregnancy test is more accurate.
2007-11-12 03:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by sheena708 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing happened to me! They wanted to make sure my hcg levels were rising!
2007-11-12 03:47:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jessicka S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are trying to rule out possible problems.
2007-11-12 03:46:43 · answer #8 · answered by Kimberly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to see how many hormones are in her system. its normal, just to be sure that nothing is wrong. good luck.
2007-11-12 03:47:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋