FAQs

We accept walk-in clients for pregnancy tests. However, scheduling an appointment can reduce your wait time and ensure our medical experts are available to see you. All other services require an appointment.

Schedule a pregnancy test appointment today.

Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 9:30am-5pm

Tuesday & Thursday 9:30am-8pm

Saturday & Sunday CLOSED

We recommend you plan for one hour.

You are welcome to bring whomever you like, but the initial portion of your appointment will only involve you. They are welcome to join you after we deliver the pregnancy test results. This is to ensure your confidentiality and the confidentiality of others.

All of your information is kept confidential to the full extent allowable by law.

We offer all of our services at no cost to you.

Please bring a valid photo ID to your appointment.

Our laboratory-rated pregnancy tests can detect hCG (also called the pregnancy hormone) as early as seven days after conception, or 21 to 24 days after the first day of your last normal period. The test is more than 99% accurate, and the results are given at the time of your appointment.

Early in pregnancy, the hCG hormone may not be strong enough to detect. If you have not missed your period yet, please refrain from drinking any liquids or using the bathroom one hour before your appointment.

Yes! The hCG hormone which detects pregnancy doubles every two days during the first three months of pregnancy. You are welcome to return for a free re-test if you do not start your period.

If you have concerns about missed periods and your pregnancy test continues to be negative, you should see your health care provider for assessment. If you need resources for health care providers, PRC Medical can provide you a list of referrals.

GEORGIA LAW: A Woman’s Right To Know Act

The state of Georgia passed a law in 2005 stating that women have a right to learn about all of the options available to them in the event of an unwanted pregnancy.

This law states that an abortion can only be performed in Georgia after “voluntary and informed consent of the female” at least 24 hours before the abortion except in a medical emergency. You also have a right to receive an ultrasound to determine if your pregnancy is viable and if it is, the probable age of the fetus.

When you sign your consent for an abortion you saying that the doctor has told you about:

• Your medical risks associated with the chosen abortion procedure
• The probable age of the fetus at the time the abortion is scheduled
• Your medical risks if you decide to carry the pregnancy to term

PRC Medical can help you meet the requirements needed by providing information about the medical risks associated with abortion, the probable age of the fetus through an ultrasound at no cost, and information about carrying your pregnancy to term.

PROPOSED HEARTBEAT Bill: HB481

PLEASE NOTE: The Heartbeat Bill is not currently a law.

The proposed “Heartbeat Bill” was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp in May of 2019, however, Judge Steven C. Jones, blocked the enforcements of the law and it is now being disputed in the court system.

Although in Georgia, abortion is currently available until 20 weeks gestation, if the “Heartbeat Bill” is passed into law it will, in certain situations, prohibit physicians from offering abortion services to pregnant women if a fetal heartbeat is present, which typically occurs in the 6th week of pregnancy. Exceptions are provided for women whose pregnancies are considered futile or medical emergency and women pregnant by rape or incest but only if they are less than 20 weeks pregnant and if they have filed a police report.

MINORS and ABORTION:

In Georgia women under 18 can receive sexual health services such as pregnancy testing, STD testing or ultrasound, which are provided free of charge at PRC Medical, without parental knowledge. However when abortion is desired, the law requires the parents of minors be notified 24 hours before an abortion. This means that if you are under the age of 18, your parent or guardian will be involved in your choice to have an abortion. That said, you must sign your own consent, “freely and without coercion” to obtain the abortion.

In a few cases there may be unusual circumstances when the doctor or minor believes it is not the in the best interest of the minor to notify the parent or guardian. These cases must be settled in juvenile court.

THE FATHER’S RESPONSIBILITY

Fathers have a legal responsibility to provide for the support, medical insurance and other needs to his minor child. In addition, children have rights of inheritance from their father. For more information please call the GA DHS Office of Child Support Enforcement at 404-463-8800.

https://dph.georgia.gov/faqs-womens-right-know

http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20192020/HB/481