Both UrgentMed clinics test on a walk-in basis, seven days a week, with the urine result available during your visit and a blood test when an earlier or numeric answer is needed. You do not have to explain yourself at the front desk, you will not be pushed in any direction, and you can take documentation of the result with you.
Testing available at both clinics
Urine hCG
- Read during your visit, usually within minutes of the sample.
- Reliable from around the time of a missed period; earlier than that a negative can simply be too early.
- The usual choice for confirming a home test, and for the check required before certain imaging or medications.
- First urine of the day is the most concentrated, but any sample can be tested.
Blood hCG
- Detects the hormone earlier than a urine test.
- Can be reported as a number rather than simply positive or negative.
- Used when timing is uncertain, when a numeric value is needed, or when a repeat in a couple of days would be informative.
- Drawn here and sent to the reference laboratory — see on-site collection and panels.
No test is a substitute for evaluation. A positive result needs prenatal care arranged, and a negative result with ongoing symptoms needs a second look rather than being filed away.
Reasons people come in
- A late or unusual period.
- Confirming a home test — either because it was faint, or because you want it documented by a clinic.
- A check required before imaging, an anaesthetic, a procedure or a medication that needs one.
- Symptoms such as nausea, cramping or spotting that need looking at rather than guessing at.
- Needing written documentation of a result for an employer, a program or a personal reason.
- Symptoms that could equally be something else — urinary symptoms and STI testing can be handled at the same visit, confidentially.
Confidentiality and how the visit works
- Private check-in. You do not have to state your reason at the desk; “I need to see a provider” is enough.
- The sample is collected and tested here, with the urine result usually ready before you leave.
- A provider gives you the result directly and answers questions. No agenda, no pressure, and no assumption about what you want the answer to be.
- Next steps are yours to choose. Referral for prenatal care is arranged if you want it; if you want time or other information first, that is a complete answer.
- Documentation on request — a written result to take with you.
- Your record stays yours. Results are released to you, and to anyone else only with your written authorization.
Reading the result honestly
- A negative very early on may simply be too early. If your period still has not arrived, repeat in a few days or ask about the blood test.
- A positive result is a starting point, not a complete picture — how far along, and whether everything is where it should be, needs evaluation.
- Pain or bleeding with a positive result is urgent, whatever a test says. See the emergency list below.
- Some medications and medical conditions affect the result. Bring your medication list so the result is read in context.
When to go to the emergency room instead
- Severe abdominal pain, or pain on one side.
- Heavy vaginal bleeding, or passing clots.
- Fainting, severe dizziness, or pain in the tip of the shoulder with a positive result — these can indicate an ectopic pregnancy and need emergency care immediately.
- A high temperature with abdominal pain.
- Any of the above — call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department rather than waiting.
Urgent care is for problems that need attention today but are not life-threatening. If you think you may be having an emergency, call 911 — do not drive yourself.
Walk in at either Broward clinic
Both clinics are open seven days a week — Davie at 5149 S University Drive (Renaissance Plaza, just off I-595) and Plantation at 10199 Cleary Boulevard, Suite 10 — serving Davie, Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding Broward County communities. Hours, maps and parking, or hold your place online before you come in.
Insurance and self-pay
Most major plans are accepted, and self-pay is quoted at the front desk before you are seen. If you would rather the visit did not go through a family plan, say so at check-in and the self-pay option is explained then. Plans and payment.