Getting 3rd Beta drawn???

teridanielle

I had my 2nd beta drawn on Monday.  My next appt was set for the 28th which is for an ultrasound.  My RE doesn't typically draw 3rd betas unless you ask.  My nurse said I could either go there tomorrow or Monday or get my b/w done at my normal ob/gyn since he's local ( drive about an hour to my RE).  I called to make an appt. with my normal OB for tomorrow.  The nurse did say they use a different lab than my RE.  Does this make a huge difference.  Should I just drive an hour to my RE to get the b/w done?  I might freak out if the numbers are extremely disparate than those taken at my RE.  Has anyone had to get lab work done by two separate labs before?  What were your experiences?

Gregermis

I've never done them at different labs, but I'm a chemist and I can tell you that I know the test procedure typically used should be pretty consistent from clinic to clinic.  HTH

kmc84

Using a different lab won't effect your results. I drove an hour to my RE for all my labs because I knew I would get results the same day. If I had gone to another lab I would have had to wait for results. Good luck!

Laurakat81

I had betas done at two different labs once. By mistake. I didn't realize my OB was drawing them as my RE already had. It was after a miscarriage and one lab came back at something like 2.7 and the other at 2.3...same day. So, I'm guessing the numbers won't be off by more than a point or two at the most...not enough to worry about!

Good luck!

Gr8te

I sell immunoassay analyzers and there can be a slight variation. If you're really concerned, find out what instruments the labs are using. If they are the same, it shouldn't matter. I wouldn't worry about. If your numbers are way off you could always retest with your RE. GL