Q&A: How long does it take for a urine pregnancy test to be positive?
January 27th, 2012 4 Comments
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Question: How long does it take for a urine pregnancy test to be positive?
Started having unprotected sex 3 months ago and had it a few times in the last month.
I have several of the pregnancy symptoms.
I took 2 tests last week and 1 today, and all came out negative.
Do I just not have enough pregnancy hormone in me, or is something else going on?
okay…Just so everyone knows, i dont have a period unless I am on birth control pills.
yes, i dont EVER have periods.
im no longer on the pill. so im always gonna be late.
Answer:
Answer by amanda_dedebant
Those tests are crap :/
I would go to a doctor and get them to see if you are. They test your blood and it’s way more accurate.
You could also be not pregnant. It’s possible.
Well I know a blood test can sometimes detect it as soon as 9 days after you conceived (not necessarily 9 days after sex). But home pregnancy tests are usually most accurate 14 days after you ovulate (or in other words, about the same time you would miss a period). Some of the high end tests can tell as soon as 5 days before your missed period.
you would have to wait about a week after your missed period
This is tricky because usually a pregnancy test will give a positive reading just about 11 days after fertilisation of the ovum, but in your case, if you never get periods, you need to get checked out to see if you are actually ovulating at all.
Birth control pills don’t give you real periods ( i.e. based on a normal hormonal cycle of ovulation, and then shedding of a non-pregnant uterine lining). With birth control pills your body is conned into thinking it is pregnant so that you don’t get pregnant! You then get a ‘bleed’ when you stop taking it. Natural hormones of all kinds are the ‘messengers’ used by your body to control all kinds of functions. The sex hormones are the messengers that tell your ovaries and your uterus when to do what they are supposed to do. Birth control pills are artificial messengers which cause artificial symptoms. Women are sometimes prescribed birth control pills to reduce their menstrual flow if their periods are particularly troublesome, heavy and painful.
If your own hormones are out of balance to the degree that you don’t get periods at all, I think it is highly unlikely that you would be ovulating, and therefore the chances that you could become pregnant are virtually nil. Even girls with irregular periods sometimes have difficulty getting pregnant. Having said that, it only takes one egg and one sperm to make a baby!
Please go back to whoever prescribes your birth control pills and tell them what is happening with your body. I’m surprised that you were prescribed birth control pills when you don’t have periods. Don’t leave these things to chance. It may be that you need altogether different treatment and that these pills are causing you symptoms you shouldn’t be having. It sounds like your body is confused and needs some help.
Artificial hormones are very powerful – they can make men grow breasts and women grow beards!