Blood pregnancy test? ** PLEASE ANSWER **?

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I'm going out of town tomorrow evening, and in the morning I am going first thing to my doctor's office to get a blood test done to see if I am pregnant. Should I get the results while I'm there? Or later that day? How long does it take to get the results?
At my doctor's office, there is a lab downstairs.

Also, I am thinking I'm about 2 or 3 weeks pregnant. But I also had a strange "pregnancy period" like cycle last month completely unlike my regular, so I could have been from last month too.
I was told to get a blood test from a lot of people because apparently it's accurate up to 6 days after ovulation... I'm confused now!!
 
A blood test can detect levels of hCG as low as 5mlU/ml, and a urine test needs at least 20mlU/ml. Around 6 days after implantation (which can be 6-12 days after ovulation) you'll be able to detect pregnancy with a blood test, but it is usually suggested you wait a few weeks so you don't read a false negative. You'll need around 2-3 weeks for a urine test to be accurate. Any pregnancy test will read positive after 3 weeks.
Your doctor may be able to give you your results that day but if it has to be sent out it can take a few days. If you are 2-3 weeks pregnant like you suspect, you can take a urine test now just to see. Take one again in a week if it reads negative. Tests can read negative if you're pregnant because there's not enough hCG to detect, but they will never read false positives (unless you've just recently miscarried, but that's a whole other can of worms).
 
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