Should a b/t be able to detect a + earlier than a hpt? Does it change if there has been medical intervention (meds, IUI, IVF, etc.)? Everything that I have read says that a blood test could detect sooner than a home test.
The nurse at my clinic is telling me I have to wait until Friday either way. I wish there was a blinkie for pouting... I would use it right now!

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I just answered my own question. From INCIID's website:


How soon can I take my Pregnancy Test (Beta HCG or Home Pregnancy Test)? The earliest that a sensitive blood test can pick up any HCG at all is 5-7 days after ovulation. Your quantitative serum beta test can be reliable about 10-12 days after ovulation, if you have not taken a HCG booster. Extremely sensitive home pregnancy tests might in some cases be reliable as soon as 12 dpo. If you have taken a HCG booster, then you may have a reliable test at 14 days past ovulation. The serum beta is the most reliable test. Any level over a 5 is generally considered a positive result, although having a second blood test two days later should show the numbers nearly doubling. The "average" level of hCG is about 25 at 10 dpo, 50 at 12 dpo, and 100 at 14 dpo. Note that there is a difference between a qualitative and a quantitative test. A qualitative test gives a yes or no answer. Your HCG level has to be above 50 units to get a positive result. Quantitative tests give a value to the amount of pregnancy hormone in your blood. It gives a specific number. Anything greater than 5 is considered positive. Considering that it is possible to implant as late as 10 dpo, a qualitative beta might produce a false negative if used for an early pregnancy test.



So... since I had the HCG, apparently I have to wait...

I'm not going to make it that long!!

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