what time of day can i take a prenancy test?

Question

i thought it was supposed to be in the am but what about at night??

Answer 1

Anytime of day will work but your first morning urine works best in the early weeks because it has the most hormones in it.

Answer 2

I did take both of my pregnancies tests at night and they were both positive....No faint lines and i was 7 days away from my missed period..
I used the answer and the clearblue easy tests.

How soon can I test? Well, first you gotta know how the test works. Briefly: the home pregnancy test (HPT) works by detecting a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG.) When an egg is fertilized, it takes about 6 to 12 days to implant in the uterus, and then it begins to secrete hCG. It takes another day or two for enough hCG to build up and make its way into your pee. So, generally speaking, the earliest you can expect a positive HPT is 8 days past ovulation ("DPO") and the latest would be about 16 DPO. It is possible to get a positive test earlier or later, but not as common. In my experience, if you use a sensitive "early" test (anything that detects 25 mIU/mL of hCG or less) you can test around 12-14 DPO and feel reasonably secure with your results (the later you test, the more secure you can feel in its accuracy.)

If you do not chart or monitor your fertility in any way, and you think you may have conceived, you should wait 19 days (or longer) after having sex to test. Why 19?! Sperm can live approximately 5 days in the proper environment; if the sperm managed to live until you popped an egg, the actual conception could have taken place several days after the sex act that got the sperm there. To make sure you're not testing too early, assume the sperm had very long lives (5 days is considered a very long sperm life) and that conception occurred then. Then allow 14 days for the embryo to implant and develop enough hCG to show up on a pregnancy test (96% of pregnant women will test positive by then.)

Note: some HPT's say "test 5 days before your period is due!" or some such thing. Please note they are assuming a textbook 28-day cycle, with ovulation on Day 14. "5 days before your period is due" thus really "translates" to 10 DPO.

Essentially, you should remember that your high school biology textbook was WRONG. NOT all women have 28-day cycles and NOT all women ovulate on Day 14. For more info on this type of thing, see the Fertility Info section.

Here's an example. This is the textbook-perfect 28-day cycle with ovulation occurring on day 14 (in pink.) 10 DPO and later are reasonable days for testing (in green.) This is the cycle the HPT companies have in mind when they say "test 5 days before your period is due!"



Well, not everyone's body works this way. Here's another 28-day cycle-- but this one has ovulation occurring a little bit later, still well within the normal range. Watch what happens to your (green) testing opportunities!



All of a sudden, "5 days before your period is due!" is way too early for you to expect a positive test! (I tend to ovulate later myself, so by the time the "gold standard" of testing at 14 DPO is applicable, my period is already 3 days late! I needed to use an "early detection" test on the first day of my missed period. A "regular" test would probably have been negative-- even though my daughter is living proof that I was, indeed, pregnant ;)

Of course, it works in reverse, too. If you're an early ovulator, you're lucky! Check it out:



In this scenario, you could test even sooner than 5 days before your expected period.

Ultimately, it's important to remember that implantation is a variable thing. You may be able to detect a pregnancy very early on, but then again, you may not! If you can't, don't despair.

Answer 3

Q: How long do I need to hold my urine? Is first morning urine the best sample?

Because home pregnancy tests detect hCG, it is best to collect urine samples containing the highest presence of the hCG hormone. Diluted samples (from drinking high volumes of water / frequent urination) are not recommended and can diminish test accuracy. Instead, first morning urine is considered the ideal sample as it contains the most concentrated presence of hCG. Otherwise, waiting several hours after last urinating to take a test.

There ya go :D Good luck with whatever you want...(positive or not)

Answer 4

It depends on how late you are.

Most at home pregnancy test are sensitive enough now to be able to pick up the hormones anytime of day if you're at least 2-3 weeks late for your period.

If its earlier than this, you can try in the morning...but so early on you're more likely to get a false negative if infact you are pregnant.

Either way, good luck :)

Answer 5

The hcg in your urine is most concentrated in the morning, but you can test any time of day or night. I found out with my two kids in the afternoon with the first one and after work at night with the second one.

Answer 6

When I've needed to take a test, I took it whenever I had to pee. Hormones will show up no matter what time of day you take the test.

Answer 7

Most test you can take any time of day, but it is best if you do it with your first urine of the day, that way there are more hormones to pcik up on.

Answer 8

They say that the best time is in the morning, but I took mine at night and I dont think it matters. If you are pregnant you are in the morning and at night.

Answer 9

You can take it any time of day but they say that the morning urine is the best because its more concentrated..
good luck!

Answer 10

ANY TIME OF THE DAY THE RESULTS ARE SAME