i have two kids and the last born is one year and half.and yet he came early after the first .i had unprotected sex five days ago and am worried could be pregnant.can an HCG test strip help me at this time for confimation.what coul be other signs that help me know that am pregnant in five days. thank you
The only way to test for pregnancy in an accurate way before you miss your period is a blood pregnancy test, which can be done in a doctor's office. Pregnancy symptoms are very unreliable and vary widely between different women and different pregnancies.
However, at 5 days after unprotected intercourse fertilization may have only have just taken place, since it takes time for the egg and sperm to find each other inside you. So a blood test may not even be positive that early.
You really need to wait until you miss your period to have a reliable test result, and at that point a urine test you can purchase should be positive if you use your first morning urine.
I'm sorry that this is the case and I know it is hard to be patient but you will not gain anything for testing too early since if the test is negative it can just be too early to be positive.
I hope this information was helpful and answers your question. Best wishes and good luck, Dr. Brown
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Hello, and I hope I can help you today. The only way to test for pregnancy in an accurate way before you miss your period is a blood pregnancy test, which can be done in a doctor s office. Pregnancy symptoms are very unreliable and vary widely between different women and different pregnancies. However, at 5 days after unprotected intercourse fertilization may have only have just taken place, since it takes time for the egg and sperm to find each other inside you. So a blood test may not even be positive that early. You really need to wait until you miss your period to have a reliable test result, and at that point a urine test you can purchase should be positive if you use your first morning urine. I m sorry that this is the case and I know it is hard to be patient but you will not gain anything for testing too early since if the test is negative it can just be too early to be positive. I hope this information was helpful and answers your question. Best wishes and good luck, Dr. Brown