I am ttc and am 3 days late but still getting negative home pregnancy tests. I have tested with dollar general, answer, and EPT. Could I be pregnant and not get a positive by now?
2006-07-15 20:46:27 · 9 answers · asked by Andrea H 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
It should be showing up already if you are 3 days late.
Can I still be pregnant if the test is negative (have a "false negative")? In a word, yes. You could be testing too early (before your baby is making enough pregnancy hormone to be detected by the test.) And some women (this is fairly rare, but possible) never get a positive urine test even when they're definitely pregnant (for some reason the hormone doesn't make it into their urine.) I have a friend who didn't get a positive HPT until 25 DPO! (With her second baby, a test at 23 DPO was negative . . . but a test on 30 DPO was positive. Oddly enough, with #3, her positive test came at only 12 DPO.) If you get a negative test but think you might be preggo anyway, wait a couple of days (giving the hCG hormone time to build up) and try again. It's not over until the fat lady sings-- and your period crashes the party.
If you are not monitoring your fertility in any way (OPK's, charting cervical mucus or basal temperature, ultrasounds) it becomes extra-tricky. There are two parts to every menstrual cycle: from the start of your period to ovulation, which can vary quite a bit in length, and from ovulation to your next period, which is usually consistent in length. (This second half is known as the "luteal phase," and the normal range is 10-16 days. It's normal for your typical luteal phase to vary by a day or two. For example, mine is normally 11 days, but 10 and 12 are not unheard of either. I have also had a couple of longer ones by total fluke.)
Because ovulation can happen at any time, it's possible your egg was delayed for some reason (stress, illness, travel, excitement.) This doesn't mean your period is actually "late" (it could arrive within the normal 10-16 days after ovulation), but rather than your entire cycle was delayed due to a later-than-usual ovulation.
Good luck
2006-07-15 20:51:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
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I am ttc and am 3 days late but still getting negative home pregnancy tests. I have tested with dollar general, answer, and EPT. Could I be pregnant and not get a positive by now?
2015-08-18 08:53:40 · answer #2 · answered by Margarete 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until a full week after the first day of the missed period, there are still a lot of false negative test results. But there are a *few* women who won't have a positive urine test for 2-3 *months* of pregnancy. They just don't "spill over" HCG (the hormone detected by pregnancy tests) into their urine. The only way to know for sure is to have a blood test.
2006-07-15 23:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
when i was trying to get pregnant with my daughter i did 4 pregnancy tests and they were all negative. i threw the last negative one in the bin and decided that i just wasnt pregnant, about 12 hours later i got the urge to check the test and it was positive, it took so long to go positive because i was 4 weeks pregnant. Also when trying to concieve my last baby (due sept 19) i had a negative test at my doctors on the wednesday but on the thursday afternoon i had a positive test at home...
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2006-07-15 20:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My doctor told me it could take up to 5 weeks for a pregnancy test to come up positive.
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2016-04-09 10:13:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
those tests are pretty accurate. I've rarely heard of them being inaccurate. I used several 99 cent only tests and they all were accurate because I had them followed up with blood tests from the doctor.
2006-07-15 21:42:43 · answer #7 · answered by KelBean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some women may not show a positive for even two weeks after their period is due
2006-07-16 08:39:03 · answer #8 · answered by NancyO 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found them to be accurate. As long as your period is late, you may as well enjoy ttc!
2006-07-15 20:53:30 · answer #9 · answered by Jessi B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read the directions on the test! And go see your DR or planned parent hood.
2006-07-15 20:49:33 · answer #10 · answered by traderbobday 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋