Irregular periods - when to take pregnacy test?

Question

I have very irregular periods, sometimes only having one a year.
I interested to know, how long after intercourse would I be able to know if I am pregnant by taking a preganacy test?

Answer 1

Some doctors say 14 days after your last intercourse.One particular test says 19 days after.I think it'll be more accurate 19 days afterwards.

Answer 2

When you ovulate (produce an egg able to be conceived) it is generally 14 days later you can expect your period. You can take a home pregnancy test and hope for an accurate result any time from your missed period onwards (some slightly before). Obviously if you dont know what part of your cycle you are on or if you are even producing an egg that month it will be hard to determine all this.
If you wanted to take a chance and try testing each month then I would suggest waiting about 3 weeks or 3.5 weeks after intercourse which allows for the relevent number of days to have passed. However, my advice would be to look for signs of pregnancy before testing or you could spend a lot on tests! Sore, enlarged breasts, nausea, tiredness, frequent urination, mood swings are all common signs that indicate pregnancy. It may help you a lot to use a ovulation test kit which will actually tell you when you are ovulating, then you can plan intercourse around that and will know more where you stand with your cycles. It will tell you if you ovulate, in which case you know there is a chance of pregnancy that month. If it tells you that you are not ovulating, you neednt keep buying pregnancy tests until you know there is a possibilty of conception having occured. Good luck & all the best x

Answer 3

I have irregular periods too, and am also ttc. I read that if you have irregular periods, and are ttc, the best time to do a test is usually a week after your longest cycle.

However yours is unfortunately quite long!!!

I would see a doctor because of your periods are so irregular if you have not yet already, and get some advice him/her.

Also try tracking your body temp every day, and try getting an ovulation kit, they will help you to know when you are about to ovulate. Then its around 14 days after you have found that you have ovulated that you can start testing.
Try typing in your engine more info on ovulation.

Good luck.x

Answer 4

Unfortunately, a cycle as irregular as yours is not associated with high fertility. Have you spoken to a doctor about the possible cause?
An ovulation kit might be the best thing for you. That way, you will know when you are ovulating, you can have sex at the right time, and you can test a few weeks after that.

Answer 5

im am the same as you sometimes have just 2 periods a year, it cost me a fortune buying pregnancy tests as i didnt know when to test too, i eventualy got pregnant though after going on the pill for 3 months apparently my doctor said it can help regulate your periods maybe you should try that and after i had my son i was pregnant again in 10 wks with my daughter, they are now 3 and 4 and we are now trying for another i just bought a batch of pregnancy tests from ebay and thay say you can test for pregnancy 9-12 days after unprotected sex. so good luck to you xx

Answer 6

I would say about 3-4 weeks, might be able to push it to two with a really good test like EPT.

Have you talked to your doc about your irregular schedule? There might be something they can do to regulate.

Answer 7

19 days after you last have un protected sex (or the condom split etc) if its showing negative and you still suspect then go to your gp and get a blood test done

Answer 8

shouldn't. abode being pregnant checks do one concern and one concern in basic terms: they inform you if there is hCg on your urine. How fantastic your era is would not rely. If there is hCg on your urine interior the point the try measures (and you haven't any longer at present given start!), then you are pregnant.

Answer 9

Book an appointment with your doctor, you might need help from the specialist.