What Should You Do After Receiving a Positive Pregnancy Test Result?

May 8, 2025

Seeing that positive result can throw you for a loop. You may wonder if that answer is all you need to move forward and make a decision.

However, there are several things to do beforehand. Confirming your initial result and gathering information about your pregnancy and options can help you feel more reassured.

Women’s Care Center will help you learn what you need to make an informed decision, providing support and encouragement. Schedule a free appointment today to learn more.

In the meantime, keep reading to learn what should come next.

Confirm Your Positive Result

While home pregnancy tests are generally accurate, you can’t rely on them to decide. For example, some women experience a miscarriage but still receive a positive result, as it takes time for hCG (a pregnancy hormone) to return to pre-pregnancy levels.

We provide lab-quality pregnancy testing to confirm your initial result. Our licensed healthcare professionals will explain your result, ensuring you know what to do next.

We can offer you a limited obstetrical ultrasound if your test is positive.

Learn Critical Pregnancy Information

A positive test alone doesn’t give you essential information about your pregnancy. Only an ultrasound can confirm whether your pregnancy is developing, where it is located, and how far along you are.

Knowing these details is crucial to making a confident decision, and you can safeguard your health.

For example, pregnancies should develop in the uterus, but some women experience an ectopic pregnancy. With this condition, the fertilized egg implants in another location, potentially causing life-threatening complications without treatment.

An ultrasound can determine whether you have an ectopic pregnancy or if your pregnancy has ended, allowing you to act quickly and receive medical care. The scan can also help you weigh your options.

Medical abortion, for example, is FDA-approved only through 10 weeks gestation. Taking abortion drugs after that time isn’t recommended.

Having an ultrasound at Women’s Care Center will help you take charge of your health and empower you to learn more about your pregnancy.

Review Your Options

You have three options for your pregnancy: parenting, adoption, and abortion. Learning about each helps you consider which could be best for your situation.

Our licensed healthcare professionals will explain the risks and side effects of abortion, ensuring your questions are answered. It’s important to note that abortion in West Virginia is banned, with specific exceptions allowed for preserving the woman’s life and documented cases of rape or incest.

We can also discuss the details of parenting and adoption, and explain what resources are available for each.

The pregnancy decision is yours; we’ll help you explore all options without pressure.

Free & Confidential Services

Women’s Care Center is here when you get that positive result. Though the future may look uncertain, we’ll be a supportive presence as you decide what’s next.

Schedule a free and confidential appointment today.

Women’s Care Center does not provide or refer for abortions. 

All abortion information sourced in this blog is based on accurate information at the time of writing.