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A member asked:
Am due my periods in a week if i took a pregnancy test the now would the result be reliable?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Highly unlikley: While it is so tempting to see ifyou are pregnant, it is way too early for any pregnancy hormone (beta hcg) to show up in your urine for a home pregnancy test. A blood test would also be negative as well this early as an embryo would just be implanating about now (5-7 days after ovulation), and not secreting bhcg over a very minute amount.
Answered 9/24/2016
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No: Even though newer urine pregnancy tests can detect positive pregnancy prior to missing the cycle, they are not reliable this early. They become more reliable approximately 3 days before missing the period.
Answered 1/13/2013
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