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Me & my husband have unprotected sex & i have irregular periods. when i have my period every month varies. how lang should i wait to take a hpt?

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Approximately 5 week: Wait about 5 weeks from the previous menstrual flow to do a pregnancy test with irregular periods. Thar way, if you period was simply delayed the PG test will be more accurate.

Answered 12/9/2015

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