Is testing 14 days past ovulation too soon to test??

Question

I am 14 days exactly today past ovulation. My period cycles are usually between 30-33 days apart, I am now 38 days past the first day of my last period and showing a ton of signs of being pregnant. I am not stressing over this I just realized I hadn't had my period when I hadn't gone to the store in a while for tampons so that is what made me check. I mean I knew when I ovulated and what not but after ovulation I didn't think about it so I didn't stress myself out about it. My cervix is super high I can't even reach it to see if it is open or closed but it has been closed since a few days after ovulation. I took a dollar store pregnancy test a few days ago and I have taken a ton of those and never seen this happen and it happened twice where the background of the test stayed pink but where the test line is stays a super light pink and the control line is a dark pink. I don't know if that is a positive. No I didn't over saturate the test as it only requires 4 drops of urine

and that is what I did. I want to test again but I don't want to keep wasting tests. The longest I have gone in between periods is 35 days at most and 28 days at least so I am for sure late and not sure what to think, my doc won't take me in until I am two weeks late which stinks so until then I have to rely on the opinions of others to help me out a bit. SO WHAT MY QUESTION IS, IS TESTING AT 14 DAYS PAST OVULATION TOO EARLY TO BE TESTING ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM ALREADY LATE FOR MY PERIOD

Answer 1

No, 14 dpo is a reasonable testing time. However, that means you have to know exactly when you ovulated.

However, seeing two lines is considered a positive. It's not about how dark the test line is, it's about checking it within the time frame and seeing any line at all.

Of course, if the line color is stressing you out, you can just get a digital test and know for sure.

Good luck! I'll keep my fingers crossed that it turns out the way you want it too.

Answer 2

2 lines faint or dark means you are pregnant. If only one line you are not. Go buy another $1 test and take it. If there are 2 lines you are pregnant. I took a $1 test and there was a very faint 2nd line. I am now 11 weeks and counting. Good luck

Answer 3

you can check out www.peeonastick.com to see more info on various pregnancy tests. May I suggest a drugstore pg test instead of the dollar store? Perhaps the digital as it will be clear (no lines to read, simply pregnant or not pregnant). The best time to test is when you've missed a period, so your timing is right. Best of luck to you.

Answer 4

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 5

You should get a better brand of test. Even if it's the Wal-Mart brand. They are accurate and easy to read. You can test the first day you are late. Sometimes certain tests are more sensitive and you can test 4 days before you even miss your period - like the First Response. It's more expensive, but hey, it's worth it!

Answer 6

Find another doctor or go to a clinic and have them do a blood test. I know it must be nerve wracking!!!

Sounds to me like you really may be pregnant, however, don't forget that PMS signs are almost exactly those of pregnancy.

Take another test! It is very rare that there are false positives.

Answer 7

It is not too soon to test. If you got 2 lines, it's positive. It must just be early.

Good luck!

Answer 8

no not at all good luck you will e a god mom just pray!!!