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Hi I m due for my period next Saturday and I m going on holiday I ve been given some pills by the doctors to stop it for a week. But I think I might be pregnant so not sure what to do as if I test to early it will be negative and I have to start taking the tablets on Wednesday , I don t won t my period to start the day I fly as I suffer with endometriosis as my periods are so painful. Please help
You have to go for the blood HCG test to detect the pregnancy. It is accurate test and detect the test just 10 days after the sexual intercourse or 5 days before the expected period date. Beta HCG will rise within 6-10 days after implantation. Implantation will occur within few hour to 5 days, depending on the ovulation time. So you can go for blood HCG quantitative test to detect the pregnancy earlier.
Rosette inhibition assay for early pregnancy factor (EPF) can be detected in blood within 48 hours of fertilization. But it is expensive and time-consuming. So it is not commonly used.
Home urine pregnancy test will give positive result 7-8 days after missed period. so it will not useful in your case. Hope this may help you
Contact HCM for further health query Best regards Dr. Sagar
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Hello dear I understand your concern You have to go for the blood HCG test to detect the pregnancy. It is accurate test and detect the test just 10 days after the sexual intercourse or 5 days before the expected period date. Beta HCG will rise within 6-10 days after implantation. Implantation will occur within few hour to 5 days, depending on the ovulation time. So you can go for blood HCG quantitative test to detect the pregnancy earlier. Rosette inhibition assay for early pregnancy factor (EPF) can be detected in blood within 48 hours of fertilization. But it is expensive and time-consuming. So it is not commonly used. Home urine pregnancy test will give positive result 7-8 days after missed period. so it will not useful in your case. Hope this may help you Contact HCM for further health query Best regards Dr. Sagar