How early is too early to test?

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-21-2003
How early is too early to test?
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Sat, 08-16-2003 - 8:27am
FF just detected ovulation and i am now 6dpo. I have a drs appt on monday for a prenatal visit, and was wondering if 8 dpo is too early to do a blood test. So new at all of this, any advice would help :-)

Thanks

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-09-2003
Sat, 08-16-2003 - 2:03pm
Generally, 8 DPO will be too early to test. It takes about 6 days for the fertilized egg to implant, then a few days to even get high enough levels of HCG for any HPTs to detect it (even the early kinds).

Good luck to you!

Tami
Mommy to Anna 7.7.04 & Ben 11.19.06