HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

How old do you have to be to get a pregnancy test?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Post-pubertal: For pregnancy, you have to have ovulated and had a menstrual cycle. While girls may start at age 8 or 9, most are between 12-14 years of age. Alternatively, hcg, the hormone tested, can be elevated in children with ovarian or testicular tumors, so it is not only used to test for pregnancy.

Dr Kunz agreed

Answered 5/6/2013

5.1k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

How old do you have to be to get a blood test done to check for pregnancy ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Im a 26yr Old, I dnt get my periods regularly the last time I got my periods was in Nov2017, took home pregnancy test they can out negative,what could be wrong?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Hi, I am 20 years old and I am 23days late for my period. I usually get my periods on time. I took the pregnancy test twice and It came out negative. What may cause my periods not come yet?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Hi, im 21 year's old and I had my period on the 8th of september and it only lastest 4 day's and was very light. I then did a test as soon as my period finished because before I got my period I got over 5 faint positive pregnancy test's. I didn't get

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Im 10 days late on my period. I do have a 2 year old but forgot what pregnancy feels like. I have light cramping and back pains. And that's about it. I wanna take a test but think its to early. Don't have insurance or Dr at the moment. Do I go get a OTC t

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

When to do the home pregnancy test to get pregnant?
How do you get a false positive on a pregnancy test?
Can you get a false positive urine pregnancy test?
What happens in getting a pregnancy test at planned parenthood?
Can you tell me when could you get the most accurate results with a pregnancy test?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.