when should I test

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-26-2003
when should I test
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Tue, 08-26-2003 - 9:57am
Hi,

Do I have to wait till a missed period or I can take a pregnancy test even before that. I'm having some cramping and hungry. Not sure whether I'm pregnant or not.

Also can you suggest good pregnancy tests. Please help me .

Thanks for answering.

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-09-2003
Tue, 08-26-2003 - 11:20am
Some of the "early" variety of HPTs advertise that you can test as much as four days prior to your AF being late. However, their accuracy at that timeframe is also suspect. First Response Early Result, which is considered one of the best out there, still only captures 50% of positives at 4 days before a late AF. Your best bet is probably to try to be patient, and test at about 14DPO (approx. the day AF is due) or later.

(That's not to say you can't get a positive before then - it happens! - but I've found over the last year that it's best not to set yourself up for the disappointment & retesting that comes with testing early.)

Good luck to you!

Tami

TTC#1 since 8/02

CC1 CD26

FF: 8 DPO

Ovusoft: 10DPO

Tami
Mommy to Anna 7.7.04 & Ben 11.19.06

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-26-2003
Tue, 08-26-2003 - 2:02pm
hi, my doctor told me that it takes at least 10 days from time of conception or ovulation to get a positive result. my lmp was aug. 8th and the test for ovulation was positive from the 18th to the 21st. i feel that i might be so i took a test. it was negative. my doctor told me that it has not been long enough to tell. so now i am disappointed even before i could know for sure. i would wait until at least two days before your expected period so that you will not feel disappointed either. it is hard to wait when it is what you have wanted! good luck