For the majority of women, if you have missed your period for one week then it is a good time to test to see if you are pregnant using a urine pregnancy test kit. Some women have very irregular periods in which their menstrual cycles are more than one month long.For these cases, weekly urine pregnancy testing after a five week delay may be helpful as it may not test positive after 5 weeks delay. If the urine pregnancy tests are still negative, a more accurate way may be to test for BHCG levels (pregnancy hormones) in the blood.
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When is the soonest I can take an accurate pregnancy test after a missed period?
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Could I still be pregnant if I had multiple negative pregnancy tests?
It is very unlikely that you are pregnant if you did not have intercourse, or come into direct contact with semen. You may want to check out previously answered questions regarding negative pregnancy tests and the likelihood of pregnancy at the following links: Could I still be pregnant despite a negative pregnancy test if I’m experiencing brown discharge? How accurate is a pregnancy test in determining pregnancy? To summarise, doctors would typically advise for you to repeat the pregnancy test 1 week later.
What should I do next after getting positive results from a pregnancy test kit?
First and foremost, congratulations in being pregnant! It is advisable for you to seek a detailed consultation with your gynaecologist who can then confirm that you are indeed pregnant and also the gestation of your pregnancy. This can be done via a urine pregnancy test, pregnancy hormone blood test (BHCG) and an ultrasound scan. The ultrasound scan is used to confirm the presence of one or more gestation sacs / pregnancy sacs (as multiple pregnancies are possible) in the womb and also the presence or absence of a fetal pole and fetal heart.
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