subject: How Soon Can I Take A Prenancy Test? [print this page] How Soon Can I Take A Prenancy Test? How Soon Can I Take A Prenancy Test?
How Soon Can I Take A Pregnancy Test? All pregnancy tests search for the ratio of human chorionic gonadotropin. It is a hormone produced during the pregnancy. It is not produced until implantation. Implatation is when the fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall. It occurs after a week or two after the ovulation. That means that you could take your test after seven days and get a false positive result. The perfect time would be 9-12 days after your ovulation. If you wait that long, you may still get a negative result. If you miss your period, be sure to retest. 90% of women will get a positive result in a day or two after a missed period. But, 10% of them will get negative results even though they are, in fact, pregnant. If you wan't to get pregnant, and you did your test result after two weeks, and it showed negative results, don't smoke, drink alcohol or do drugs just in case you are pregnant.
HOME TESTING
All home pregnancy tests are urine tests that measure the value of hormone hCG in your urine. They can be bought in drug stores as well as in grocery stores and pharmacies. Most of the home pregnancy tests are accurate if handled properly. If you will follow the given instructions they will show 97% accurate results. Since hCG rises during the early pregnancy, you can take your test again to be almost 100% positive. Chances that it will show wrong results twice in a row are nearly impossible.
DOCTOR TESTING
If you want to get pregnant , you find out if you are a lot sooner. Your doctor can do a blood test that can pick up hCG in smaller ratio than a urine test. However, even blood tests can not tell you whether or not you're pregnant until 6-8 days after you ovulate. You can not take a pregnancy test if it has been less then seven days since your ovulation.
FINAL WORDS
There is no determined time when to take you pregnancy test and be apsolutely positive. You could take your pregnancy tests regulary every two weeks (if you have regular sex, of course) and repeat them if you think they are wrong. I recommend that you consult with your doctor and schedule meeting to talk with him and have your pregnancy tests done by professionals.
