Where Can I Get A Blood Test For Pregnancy

[gregb]

Topic says everything. Now, I understand Thai medical practices may not be up to international standards, but every hospital I've called has told me 1 week. That is simply absurd for a test that takes 5 minutes in a lab.

Surely there must be a hospital somewhere that has a lab on site and actually wants business.

Anybody know of one that is reasonable? I need the actual beta count. Urine test won't do it.

Thanks.

P.S. Need this in greater Bangkok area.

Edited October 4, 2009 by gregb

[kurnell]

We had both of our pregnancies confirmed at Samitivej and Samitivej Sri Nakarin. Think it was the same day, certainly not a week.

[Sheryl]

There is a difference between the blood test to determine wherther or not someone is pregnant and what this poster is asking for, which is a beta HCG test. That is a much more precise test which quantified exactly how much HCG is in the blood. Fopr simpkly diagnosing pregnancy a qualitative rather than quantitative HCG test is done; these are very rapid. But the quantiitative tests do in fact take longer to do (and cost more), altho I agree that 1 week seems long.

best bet is a very large hospital which does a lot of IVF (most large hospitals do). Bumrungrad, Samitivej, Bangkok General etc.