Blood test · Summertown, Oxford
✓ Finger-prick sample · result while you wait · No fasting

Pregnancy blood test (hCG)
in Oxford.

A blood test for the pregnancy hormone hCG, done in our private consultation room with the result given to you alone, the same visit. It can pick up a pregnancy a few days earlier than a urine test.
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Price per test
£39
Finger-prick · result while you wait · No fasting
OVER 18S · NO GP REFERRAL · SUMMERTOWN
  • One fingertip sample, no needle in the arm
  • Pharmacist explains the result before you leave
  • Printed or emailed result, and a GP letter if needed
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Screening test, not a diagnosis. Out-of-range results are confirmed by a laboratory test through your GP.
Same visit
Result while you wait
£39
All-inclusive, no clinic fee
No fasting
Preparation
18+
Adults only · book online
What the test measures

What Blood pregnancy test tells you.

Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is produced once a fertilised egg implants, about six days after fertilisation, and rises quickly in early pregnancy. A blood test detects it at lower levels than a home urine test, so it can confirm a pregnancy slightly earlier or settle a faint or unclear urine result.

It can…

  • Confirm or rule out a pregnancy from a few days before a missed period
  • Settle a faint or confusing home test result

It can’t…

  • Tell you how many weeks pregnant you are, or where the pregnancy is - that needs a scan
  • Tell you whether a pregnancy is progressing normally
  • Rule out an ectopic pregnancy
Worth booking if

A good fit if…

  • You want a clear answer in private, today
  • Your home test was faint, unclear or earlier than it should have been
  • You are trying to conceive and want to test before your period is due
See your GP first if

Not the right first step if…

  • Pain on one side of your tummy, bleeding, shoulder-tip pain or feeling faint - call 111 or 999 (a possible ectopic pregnancy)
  • A positive result: contact your GP or self-refer to a midwife to start your care
A finger-prick test cannot assess an emergency. Call 999 for chest pain, breathlessness or collapse.
Your visit

What happens, start to finish.

About thirty minutes in total, most of it the pharmacist talking you through the result.

1. Book online

Pick your test and a time at Summertown.

2. A few questions

Medicines, symptoms and consent, in the consultation room.

3. One finger-prick

A few drops onto the test cartridge. Less than a flu jab.

4. A short wait

The analyser runs while you wait in the pharmacy.

5. Result explained

Against the UK ranges, with what it can and cannot tell you.

6. Your next step

Printed or emailed result, advice, and a GP letter if one is needed.

Understanding your result

What your result looks like, and what it means.

Your printed and emailed result shows your value on a traffic-light bar like this, with a plain-English line and your next step.
Below 5
5 to 25
Above 25
Not pregnant
Borderline – repeat in 48 h
Consistent with pregnancy
ResultWhat it usually meansWhat we do
Below 5 mIU/mLNot pregnantIf your period is still late in 48 hours, repeat the test – very early pregnancies can read negative.
5 to 25 mIU/mLBorderlineRepeat in 48 hours. A rising level is consistent with early pregnancy.
Above 25 mIU/mLConsistent with pregnancyContact your GP or self-refer to a midwife. We can give you the self-referral details.
These bands are the usual UK guide; your printed result shows the exact reference range the analyser uses. Some healthy people fall just outside a range, and one reading is a snapshot. The pharmacist reads your result with your history, and anything that needs confirming goes to your GP with a letter.
Blood pregnancy test FAQ

Common questions, answered.

Completely. The test is done in our consultation room, the result is given to you alone, and nothing is said at the counter.

From a few days before your period is due. The earlier you test, the more likely a very early pregnancy reads low or negative, so a negative result with a late period should be repeated in 48 hours.

Fertility treatment containing hCG can give a false positive. Tell us if you are having treatment.

We talk through your next steps, which usually means self-referring to a midwife or contacting your GP. If you need to talk about options or contraception, our pharmacists can do that too – contraception is always free at MediPill.

The level of hCG, the hormone produced once a fertilised egg has implanted. Above 25 mIU/mL is consistent with pregnancy, 5 to 25 is borderline and worth repeating in 48 hours, and below 5 is a negative result.

Seven days after unprotected sex is too early for any test, because hCG only appears after implantation. The blood test is reliable from a few days before your period is due. If it is negative and your period is still late, repeat it after 48 hours.

GPs normally use a urine test, which is all most people need. Blood hCG tests are used by early pregnancy units when a level needs tracking. Ours is for people who want an earlier or clearer answer, in private, today.

Often checked together

Add a test from the same finger-prick.

Up to four tests can run from one sample, each £39. See all 13 blood tests →

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Where

MediPill Summertown

📍 227 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7HQ
📞 01865 558 348
Blood tests run Monday to Friday. Opening hours and directions →
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Who runs it

Pharmacist-led

Led by pharmacist Uthmaan Abbasi (GPhC 2237035). Analysed on a professional point-of-care analyser in our consultation room – your sample never leaves the building.

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