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Why is my period 9 days late but negative pregnancy test?
If your period is very late, or you’ve skipped your period, and you get a negative result, you are unlikely to be pregnant. If you are testing before the date of your expected period, you may be pregnant but your hCG levels are too low for the test to detect.
Is 9 days late too early for a pregnancy test?
You should take a pregnancy test or contact your healthcare provider if your period is more than 9 days late. Track the timing of your periods and sexual activity in Clue.
How many days late can a period be before taking a pregnancy test?
You should wait to take a pregnancy test until the week after your missed period for the most accurate result. If you don’t want to wait until you’ve missed your period, you should wait at least one to two weeks after you had sex. If you are pregnant, your body needs time to develop detectable levels of HCG.
What are the signs of a pregnancy test?
The earliest pregnancy symptoms in the order of appearance are: implantation bleeding, implantation cramps, nausea and vomiting, tiredness and fatigue, positive blood pregnancy test, positive urine home pregnancy test, elevated basal body temperature chart, a missed menstrual period.
Can a negative home pregnancy test be wrong?
It’s possible to get a negative result from a home pregnancy test when you’re actually pregnant. This is known as a false-negative. You might get a false-negative if you: Take the test too early. The earlier after a missed period that you take a home pregnancy test, the harder it is for the test to detect HCG.
Can pregnancy test be negative at 5 weeks?
When you are 5 weeks pregnant, most women will receive a positive pregnancy test result. Congratulations! And even if you still haven’t tested positive, you may notice other early signs of pregnancy. Inside your body, your baby’s heart will start to beat 22 days after conception, which is by the end of this week or the beginning of the next.
What is a negative pregnancy test?
Getting a negative pregnancy test can quickly bring us back to grade school, feeling like if we fail at a “test,” it means that we are failures. This negative pregnancy test is no indication of your worth as a person. In fact, if you never get pregnant, it still says nothing about your value.