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| Tue, 07-29-2003 - 10:45am |
Hi. I am 11 dpo and I took a test this a.m. and it came back negative. I am expecting my period on Thursday. I don't have any symptoms yet - no sore breasts, no frequent urination, etc. Am I testing too early? When is it common for the sore breasts, tiredness, frequent urination, etc.
I got the tests from www.accuratepregnancytests.com
they have a sensitivity of 20mIU. I was told that the lower the sensitivity the earlier you detect pregnancy, is that true.

Yes, it is a bit early to be testing at 11 dpo. It takes a while for the HCG to build up in your system. All the books say wait until atleast 18 dpo, personally I wouldn't advise testing any earlier than 14 dpo.
As far as symptoms go, you wouldn't experience any symptoms at all until after implantation. Even after that it could still take a while.
Good luck to you and I hope your next test will show a BFP!
-Rita