Your body isn't clockwork perfect, and there are several reasons other than pregnancies to miss a period.
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You should take a pregnancy test shortly after your missed period. That is when a home pregnancy test is most effective. Although I have heard you can do a blood test at the doctor as soon as 2 weeks before your missed period.
Yes. if your period isn't due for 6 more days, it is not a missed period, yet. You can usually get an accurate blood test when your period is three to four days late - the urine test needs 4 to 10 more days to confirm a pregnancy. A false negative only happens when you test too soon.
The First Response pregnancy test claims to be extremely reliable. They claim pregnancy can be detected up to three days before a missed period. Check out reviews written by users on Amazon.
yes it is. it usually takes two weeks after conception for your hormone levels to be measurable
It may be an ectopic pregnancy