How soon before my Period can I take an Accurate Pregnancy T Posted: 04-01-06 19:16pm
I had unprotected sex almost 2 weeks ago
and all of a sudden I have been feeling
pregnancy symptoms. I started my period
this morning (with more painful cramps
than ever before) but I'm kind of worried
that I could still be pregnant. The reason
for this is because the other times I have
been pregnant I have always had the first
period.... in fact- I had my period for
the first 3 months of my very first
pregnancy. I took a pregnancy test last
week and it came up negative. I guess my
question is how soon could the tests be
taken and accurately test? nPlease help.
Thank you!
When discussing the menstrual cycle, it is
imperative that you present data regarding
your last menstrual date, cycle
regularity/irregularity, and your cycle's
duration (if it is regular). The pregnancy
test you’ve taken is not valid because
you performed it more than 5 days before
your period was to arrive. Further, if you
are experiencing actual menstruation, it
is impossible that you are pregnant.
Nonetheless, if you take a pregnancy test
and it shows up positive... then you are
most likely pregnant and not experiencing
menstruation (period) but, rather, vaginal
spotting. The “periods” you’ve had
during previous pregnancies (no matter how
similar they appeared to real periods)
were not actual periods (menstruations)
but were probably spotting.
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