Blood hcg test

So I am 8 days away from AF and my doctor had me go in for a blood test. My hcg in the blood test was 1. My doctor said I wouldn’t need to repeat since 5 means pregnant and anything less is negative. Is it too early or should I wait until the day before AF to do an at home test? Or just wait for her to show up? Is it possible that I’m pregnant or do we always have that 1 amount of hcg in our systems? Thanks!