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How Early Can Pregnancy Be Detected?

Hi, I was wondering what to do. I am 6 days late for my menstrual cycle. The first day of my last menstrual cycle was August 11th. I was sexually active on the 18th of August, my cycle was due on the 7th of September (this month), but still nothing has came. I took a pregnancy test when i was 4 days late and got a negative. I will be testing again tomorrow in the morning , I was wondering if it is still too early to test.
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Hello dear
I understand your concern
Pregnancy test 4 days after delayed period is early to detect the pregnancy by urine pregnancy kit.
Urine pregnancy will detect the pregnancy 8-10 days after the delayed period.
Blood HCG will detect pregnancy even with in the 7 days of the delayed period.
So you can go for blood HCG as it is accurate than urine pregnancy test.
Avoid stress as stress itself cause delay in the period by hormonal imbalance.
Do regular exercise, drink plenty of water and take more green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits
Hope this may help you

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Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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How Early Can Pregnancy Be Detected?

Hello dear I understand your concern Pregnancy test 4 days after delayed period is early to detect the pregnancy by urine pregnancy kit. Urine pregnancy will detect the pregnancy 8-10 days after the delayed period. Blood HCG will detect pregnancy even with in the 7 days of the delayed period. So you can go for blood HCG as it is accurate than urine pregnancy test. Avoid stress as stress itself cause delay in the period by hormonal imbalance. Do regular exercise, drink plenty of water and take more green leafy vegetables and fresh fruits Hope this may help you Contact HCM for further health query Best regards Dr. Sagar