Pregnancy test results

[StrangelyStimulating]

i was wondering, how long you would have to wait to bother using a pregnancy test after having sex if the girl was pregnant.

[Deltablues83]

about seventeen days, or when the girls' period is late.

[Brandye]

Modern tests are generally effective seven days after becoming pregnant. Accuracy rises with time.

[Deltablues83]

don't you not actually become pregnant (egg implanting in uterus) for like five days after you have sex?

urine tests still say to wait until your period is late. is the seven days for blood tests?

[Brandye]

There is about a 48 span during which you can become pregnant. The books say two days before and two days after ovulation. The sperm will live up to 2 days in the female reproductive tract and the egg can take up to two days to travel down the fallopian tubes. Good for planning. Two days is a realistic figure when trying to get pregnant and four days when trying to stay unpregnant. In most of us, the time of ovualtion is imprecise, so when doing a "natural" birth control, you are out of vaginal action for at least a week.

The directions with pregnancy tests should be followed. Some will indicate that they are effective seven days after becoming pregnant; others after your period is late. If your period is late, it is too late for the traditional emergency contraception but there is still one drug that can be effective. "Morning after" pills should be taken as soon as possible. After your missed period, you are looking at other issues.

[Deltablues83]

Can't the morning after pill still prevent pregnancy up to 3-5 days after intercourse?

[Pillow]

I think the morning after pill loses its effectiveness after 72 hours.

[Browser]

http://ec.princeton.edu/
EC.

[Brandye]

The sooner, the better. That said, they can be up to 75% effective up to five days after unprotected intercourse.

The key is to read the name "Emergency Contraception." They are for emergencies and should not be used simply because you were careless. Few women who have used EC are anxious to do so again.

[_sexybitch_]

when i was 4 wks late, the doctor sed my result was negative! it wasn't until 6 wks that i was confimed.