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When should I take a pregnancy test
I just want to start by saying that I do drink more than I should. With that being said, I want to know when I should take a pregnancy test because I don't want to keep drinking and risk anything if I am pregnant. I was expected to have my period Feb. 20- Feb.26. I had unprotected sex Feb. 20 and Feb 24. my periods are a long cycle but usually pretty regular. i've been having sex a couple times a month for the last few months and then i didn't have sex January but i had sex Feb. so it would make sense that it put my cycle off but it also was only a few weeks between sex so i'm not sure why it would mess up my cycle. i haven't been stressing. the one and only time i got pregnant years ago resulted in a miscarriage but it happened while i was on my period. so i am worried that having sex near my period expected date that maybe i got pregnant cause i didn't have my period for February and i still haven't started and it is march 5. i have been feeling bloated my breasts started feeling a little sore the other day, and the last week i feel like i have eaten more than i have all month. i'm not even eating because i'm hungry i'm just eating because something sounds good. i'm wondering if maybe i am overthinking or if its possible it happened. but my question is when should i take a test? should i take it anytime now that i already skipped a period or do i wait to see if i miss my period for march? i just don't know what to do and if i am pregnant i would want to make sure that i stop drinking and smoking so that i wont harm the baby. so i don't know when will be a good time to take a test to get an accurate reading. any advice will be greatly appreciated. thank you in advance.
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I looked online to be sure there wasn't any new info from health experts and it says to wait until a week after your expected period to take a test.
I don't know if some women are different than others in how long it takes to build up enough of the hormones in your body that can be detected by a test. If your test is negative, take another test in a week. You are around 2 weeks late if going by Feb 20th. So as I said, to be sure if this first test is iffy or negative, do another in a week. If I were you, I wouldn't wait until a test says I am pregnant. I would stop the drinking and smoking now and wait until I can be sure. You certainly have all the symptoms of being pregnant. You didn't mention taking any birth control. But if you just started taking the pill, I know that it can mimic all the signs of pregnancy because that is how it works, it fools the body into thinking you are already pregnant with those synthetic hormones that signal a baby growing so your body won't ovulate. If you recently started the pill, and a test says you aren't pregnant, you may want to see your Dr. to try a different brand of birth control that won't give you these side effects, as it doesnt happen to all women. Some birth controls give side effects and others don't.
If you are not pregnant, I would suggest you seeing your Dr. and getting on a reliable form of birth control asap! just because you don't have sex regularly, doesn't mean its a waste to get on birth control. If you haven't checked out the IUD, that is a device placed into your womb by a Dr. and remains there for many months or longer depending on the brand. Once in, you can forget about needing to remember to take a pill, or rely on just condoms, it is as carefree as it gets but you have the best protection out there, as good or better than the pill.
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