At-Home Fertility Test: Types, What They Measure and Limits

“At-home fertility test” covers three different things. They measure different hormones, collect the sample in different ways, and have different evidence behind them. This page sorts them out so you can tell what you are buying, and says what none of them can show.

AMH

A single blood test for AMH, a marker of ovarian reserve.

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The three types

Urine FSH kits

These are strips or devices that measure FSH in urine. MedlinePlus says at-home kits that measure FSH in urine may help women find out whether menopause or perimenopause is behind symptoms such as irregular periods. It also says home tests can only find higher than normal FSH levels, and that they shouldn’t be used to check whether you can become pregnant because they can’t accurately tell whether your ovaries are making eggs.

If you use one, MedlinePlus advises discussing your symptoms and results with your provider. For menopause-related kits, see at-home menopause tests.

Finger-prick AMH kits

These kits collect a few drops of blood at home, often on a blood-spot card, and you mail it to a lab for AMH. What differs from a standard blood test is how the sample is collected.

A 2022 study of 41 women aged 20 to 39 compared two self-collection methods for AMH with a standard blood draw from a vein: a microneedle device applied to the skin, and a finger-prick blood-spot card. The study’s abstract reports that the device matched the vein draw very closely (R-squared 0.99). The card agreed less well (R-squared 0.87 under the most favorable treatment of the data), and the authors noted that data showing card results are reproducible outside a clinical setting are limited (Reprod Biol Endocrinol, 2022). All three samples were taken in one visit to a medical office, and the study was funded by an at-home testing company.

That is one small study of two collection methods. It does not say all home kits are accurate or inaccurate. It does show that the way a sample is collected can matter, so ask any kit maker how its collection method has been checked against a standard draw.

Blood tests ordered online and drawn at a lab

Here you order online and have blood drawn at a lab. Nothing is collected at home. The seller’s page for the AMH test describes a simple blood draw and says results appear in your online account within one to three business days. See how walk-in labs work and the guide to at-home versus lab hormone tests.

The 2022 study above used the standard vein draw as its reference for the other methods.

What none of them can tell you

This applies to every type on this page:

MedlinePlus says an AMH result can tell you the size of your egg supply, but can’t tell you about the health of your eggs or predict whether you’ll be able to get pregnant.
ACOG says a single AMH level in women presumed fertile does not appear to be useful in predicting time to pregnancy.
In a JAMA study of 750 women aged 30 to 44 with no history of infertility, low AMH, high FSH in blood or high FSH in urine were not associated with reduced fertility over 6 or 12 cycles of trying.

Also, a fertility evaluation covers more than hormones. ASRM lists ovulation, the tubes, and a semen analysis for the male partner. None of those is answered by a home hormone kit. See the fertility test guide.

Which one fits

If the question is egg supply, a blood-based AMH test is the direct one. If the question is whether you ovulated, progesterone fits better. See AMH test and ovarian reserve tests for what each shows.

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For help choosing, try the test finder. If you have been trying to conceive for 12 months (6 months if you are 35 or older), see a clinician rather than relying on a kit.

At-home fertility tests: the types, what they measure and their limits