When is the soonest i can take a pregnancy test?

Question

me and my husband had sex on oct.4. we used a condom but it broke. i just had a baby 3 months ago. i wanna know if i could be pregnant right now from this one time.

i already had a regular period. my last day of my last period was sept. 18

and im not breastfeeding

Answer 1

A blood test will show you are pregnant 7 days after you conceive.

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.

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Answer 2

Have you started a normal cycle since you had the baby, meaning have you had your period? By the way are you breastfeeding? chances are slim to none that you are...soonest to test would be 5 days before your missed period, even then, the longer you wait the better results you get.

Answer 3

It depends on when you ovulated really. Also depends on how long your cycles are.

Cycle Day 17 is a pretty late day for ovulation, 20 is even later.... chances are you're probably not pregnant.

If you have unprotected sex 24 hours after you ovulated, your chances of getting pregnant are 0% since the egg dies 24 hours after having been released.

Answer 4

Try in the future after your interval is meant to begin. That is the ordinary rule for those assessments. Try and purchase a being pregnant scan that include two assessments. That approach you'll be able to take the moment scan a pair days later, simply to be at the dependable part.

Answer 5

There is a home pregnancy test that has been advertised on tv that can detect pregnacy BEFORE your period is due. Ask your pharmacist or call you GYN to see how early you can take a blood test. Also, I wouldn't depend on condoms. Find a more dependable method of birth control.

Answer 6

considering that you dont know your ovulation date, the best thing to do would be to wait until/if you miss a period. Otherwise there is no telling for sure. But let me tell you, its very possible that you could be because your body is super fertile after having a baby. I got pregnant 3 months after having my daughter... :) you never know.

Answer 7

theres no point in saying no and giving you false hope if you dont want to be pregnant and theres no point in saying yes and getting your hopes up if you do want to be pregnant again or freakin you out if you dont.
first response is the name of the pregnancy test you need to buy. boots or any good chemist will sell it. it can detect the hormone in your urine that indicates if you are pregnant or not up to 4days before your next period is due,all you can do is wait until then.

Answer 8

Probably the soonest you might get an answer would be the end of October, depending on how long your cycle usually is.

Answer 9

5 days before ur missed period or after

Answer 10

You could be pg...it only takes once. It's way too soon to tell, though. Wait a couple weeks then test.