could i be pregnant and how soon can i test?

Question

could i be pregnant and how soon can i test?
i had my last period on may 31 and i had unprotested sex with my husband through out this whole month. i have been getting head aches, my stomach is tender and my lower back hurts. sometimes i feel sick. i am always tired, can't sleep at night. i feel like i am on my period but i'm not.

Answer 1

How long are your cycles? If they are 28 days, then you can test as soon as Thursday (which would be the first day of your next period). There are pregnancy tests that say they can detect pregnancy up to four days prior to the onset of a period, but test on Thursday just to be safe. If you feel like you are on your period, your body might be gearing up for it too.

Answer 2

Unprotested sex??? None of what you list...headaches, lower back pain or a tender stomache indicates pregnancy. Sickness does...but only if you arent sick of your hubby jumping on your bones because you are too tired to protest....hense the sleepless nights.

I'd work out whether you actually want to have a baby and stand up to the bugger and decline his offers unless you have protection. If you want a baby...then keep doing what you are doing. If you dont get another period within the next month...take a Home Pregnancy Test but usually they are valid within 7-10 days of when you were supposed to have your period.

Answer 3

Get the test, but you know your body better than anyone, if you think you're pregnant and it's not just wishful thinking, than you're probably pregnant. I knew right away (well, like 10 days after conception, it was a new weird way I was coughing of all things!)You usually have to wait until the day after your missed period, so you may have to wait a week, but whoever it was before that recommended that book, sounds like a good idea.

Answer 4

get tested now. anytime is okay to go to the doctor and ask for a test. I am 19 now and recently had a misscarriage because i was in denial for 3 months. i didn't take good care of myself and never went for a test because i wouldn't let myself believe i was preg. I found out the hard way. If you are preg. you need to know what to do to take care of yourself and baby. When i misscarried i started bleeding(thinking it was my period). It got extremely heavy over a couple days, i also had deadly cramps so painfull despite the fact i had PMS tylenol pill.I would take 2 every 4 hrs. and that didnt do a thing. It got to the point thatmy boyfriend took me into the emergency hospital when he got home from work and found me in pain and losing so much blood i went into shock.
my advice is go to the doc now, you probally are preg. I had all the signs too. sick, eating habits,etc

Answer 5

I found out i was pregnant a 2 weeks before my period i think you should test asap, because if your body is feeling funny then the hormone can most like be detected by a home test

Answer 6

This is my standard answer......... go get a book called Taking Charge of your fertility by Toni Weschler. It will help you understand your body and all the myths about it. It will help you time when you are ovulating and the best times to conceive. My Doctor recommended it to me and after 1 year of trying I got the book. It worked the very next month. It turns out that my timing was wrong due to mis-information. I hope it helps you, too! It's not only about getting pregnant. It's about knowing your body and knowing when you are fertile or not. You can pick and choose what you do with your info. Good luck and don't listen the all the myths!

Answer 7

You can take a test with in 5 days of your missed period. Most of your pregnancy tests will tell you that soon.

Answer 8

When can I take a pregnancy test?


The most asked question of any woman who is wondering if she is pregnant or not is “How soon can I test?” The answer to this question varies depending on what kind of test you buy. Before we go into the different types lets go over how they work and what they are looking for.

How do they work?

No matter what kind of Pregnancy test you buy, they are all looking for the same thing: HCG hormone. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or HCG, is a hormone found only in pregnant women and is frequently referred to as the “Pregnancy Hormone”. The purpose of HCG is to keep the estrogen and progesterone at appropriate levels until the placenta has developed enough to take this function over. HCG production begins around 6-10 days after conception, when the embryo starts to implant itself into the uterine lining. Levels of HCG double approximately every 72 hours.

At-Home Pregnancy Tests

At-home pregnancy test are considered to be very accurate with a low occurrences of false positives. If used correctly they are about 98% accurate. The standard pregnancy test is only useful the day of your expected period or sometime after. It is best to use first morning urine since the levels of HCG will be concentrated and easier to detect. If you get a negative result but still not getting your period, you should wait a few days until your HCG levels have doubled and try testing again.

Early Prediction Pregnancy Tests

For the woman more anxious to find out if she is pregnant or not, there are at-home pregnancy test which are more sensitive and can detect lower levels of HCG than the standard at-home test. Most of the time these are more expensive than your standard home pregnancy test.

Since every woman is different and they produce different levels of HCG, there is not an exact day you can test using an early predictor. These more sensitive tests can pick up levels of HCG starting around 8 days after conception. However, HCG is detectible in the blood serum of only about 5% of pregnant women 8 days after conception. So remember, a negative result may in fact be a positive a few days later. Most early predictor tests say they can detect pregnancy about 10 days after ovulation (about 4 days before your expected period). However, the earlier you start testing, the higher chance of getting a false negative.

Blood Tests

Blood tests given by your doctor or lab are the most accurate of all of the tests. They also can detect a pregnancy sooner than any of the home tests. There are a few drawbacks of the blood test however, the results usually take a few days depending on the lab and they are more expensive. Blood tests can usually detect pregnancy about 8 days after ovulation (around 6 days before your expected period). Most doctors wait to give you the blood test until you have received a positive home pregnancy test.


Points to remember when using a home pregnancy test

* Try not to test to early. It is best to test once your period is late.

* The earlier you test, the more likely to get a false reading.

* HCG levels double every two days. If you get an negative test, wait 2 days before retesting. This will help you save on the amount of tests you use.

* Although many test say you can take the test at any time of the day, it is best to use first morning urine. This way, the test will get the most concentrated urine of the day. If you can not do this, try testing at least 4-5 hours after your last trip to the bathroom.


Good luck

Answer 9

You could be. When is your period due? I would try and wait at least until the day it is due to test, and then I would use first morning urine. After that, test every couple of days until you get a positive or your period arrives.

Answer 10

yeah, it sounds like u r but they say the soonest u can test is a week after ur first missed period