Last updated on July 27th, 2018 at 05:07 pm<\/p>
Question: How soon after sex can I take a pregnancy test?<\/em><\/p>\n If you are trying to conceive, pregnancy test immediately after an unprotected sexual intercourse will get you disappointed.<\/p>\n Likewise, if you routinely had unprotected sex with your boyfriend,\u00a0and tested negative to pregnancy days after, It still does not exclude pregnancy.<\/p>\n The truth is you will always test negative for pregnancy if the test is carried out immediately\u00a0after intercourse.<\/p>\n Either way, it’s important that you have some patience and test at the recommended time.<\/p>\n Depending on the pregnancy kit used, it’s possible you could detect pregnancy few days before your next period<\/strong>. Some pregnancy kit can detect pregnancy as early as five days before your period.<\/p>\n Though this is not 100 percent accurate<\/strong>, it may ease anxiety in women who are trying to conceive.<\/p>\n If you test positive before your next period, it’s more likely you have a baby coming.\u00a0On the other hand, a negative pregnancy test after sex is likely not accurate.<\/p>\n There are different ways to test for pregnancy. Either by using a urine or a blood sample. The later will require visiting a hospital for a test and it is more accurate<\/strong> than the urine test.<\/p>\n With many over-the-counter pregnancies strips in the market, you can test from the comfort of your bedroom. However, depending on when you test after intercourse, you may have a false result.<\/p>\n Generally, it takes some days for pregnancy to be detected in a urine strip and accuracy is less than a blood test. In most women, a blood pregnancy test will detect pregnancy 3 – 4 days before period.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n How soon you can take a pregnancy test depends on when you had sexual intercourse and the sensitivity of test strip available.<\/p>\n However, most over-the-counter test strips will be accurate after 14 – 21 days after unprotected intercourse. This may vary from woman to woman depending on the length of your menstrual cycle, when you had intercourse or if you used an emergency contraception after intercourse.<\/p>\n The menstrual cycle<\/a> is the number of days between your periods. This means\u00a0that if your period started on July 1st and you had another period on the 28th of July, then you have a 28 days cycle.<\/p>\n It’s important that chart the first day of your period over several months. This helps you identify if your menstrual cycle is regular or not<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n If your menstrual cycle is regular, it means you can easily predict your next period and ovulation.<\/p>\n Between 2 periods, a woman is more likely to conceive if unprotected intercourse occurs during your ovulation period<\/a>.<\/p>\n Your ovulation period<\/strong> is six days within which you can get pregnant \u2014\u00a0Five days before ovulation and a day after ovulation.<\/em><\/p>\n There are different ways you can tell when you are ovulating. During ovulation period, your usual sticky or thick discharge becomes watery, stretchy and egg white<\/em>. This usually occurs some days before ovulation.<\/p>\n Another sign<\/strong><\/em> you’re in your fertile period is your urge to have intercourse. During your fertile period, estrogen hormone pushes your nerves for increased sexual desire. This usually occurs about a week after your period ends.<\/p>\n Other ways you could tell if you’re in your ovulation period are light vaginal spotting two weeks before your next period, low abdomen pain that is more on one side of your abdomen and breast pain.<\/p>\n If you’ve had sexual intercourse during your ovulation period, it easily increases the chances of your man’s sperm to fertilize your egg.<\/p>\n Anatomically, the uterus is made up of different parts<\/a>. The body<\/strong> – which houses the embryo during pregnancy, The fallopian tubes<\/strong> – which connects the body of the uterus to the ovaries, and the cervix<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Usually, fertilization occurs in the fallopian tubes and takes about 6 – 12 days after ovulation for the embryo to be implanted into the body of the uterus.<\/p>\n Implantation means pregnancy is now successful after the fertilized ovum burrows into the blood thickened endometrium.<\/p>\n You should know it’s possible for some women to have these symptoms while expecting their\u00a0period. This guide explains the difference between pregnancy signs and period symptoms<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/span>How soon after sex can I take a pregnancy test?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>My menstrual cycle is regular, when can I test for pregnancy?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>What happens after implantation and when should I test for pregnancy?<\/span><\/h2>\n