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How Long After Having Late Periods Can I Take A Pregnancy Test?

I dnt knw my date of periods. And its only a week we hve done . And nw I thnk I m pregnant. Plz hlp me hw I'll knw thatI m pregnant or not. And If I m than which medicine I should take to abort it.And tell me a pregnancy test which I can do it at home only. Or I should takeMT-pill and misoprostal 200
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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Hello dear,
I understand your concern.

The first sign of pregnancy is missed period.

Other symptoms of pregnancy like nausea,vomitings,increased frequency of urination,sore breasts start 2 weeks after missed period in case of pregnancy.

The blood HCG test helps in early detection of pregnancy around 1 week before the expected period.

So I suggest you to first confirm the presence of pregnancy by doing the test.

If it is positive then you can go for termination of pregnancy.

The medical termination of pregnancy is possible upto 7 weeks.After 7 weeks surgical procedure like D&C is required.

The medical termination of pregnancy includes usage of mifepristone and misoprostol tablets.

The bleeding usually starts after a few hours of taking misoprostol.

A ultrasound need to be done 14 days after to check for completion of abortion.

But these medicines are associated with complications like heavy bleeding,incomplete abortion etc.

So they need to be taken under strict medical supervision to avoid complications.

Hope this satisfies your query.
Best regards...Dr.Srilatha
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How Long After Having Late Periods Can I Take A Pregnancy Test?

Hello dear, I understand your concern. The first sign of pregnancy is missed period. Other symptoms of pregnancy like nausea,vomitings,increased frequency of urination,sore breasts start 2 weeks after missed period in case of pregnancy. The blood HCG test helps in early detection of pregnancy around 1 week before the expected period. So I suggest you to first confirm the presence of pregnancy by doing the test. If it is positive then you can go for termination of pregnancy. The medical termination of pregnancy is possible upto 7 weeks.After 7 weeks surgical procedure like D&C is required. The medical termination of pregnancy includes usage of mifepristone and misoprostol tablets. The bleeding usually starts after a few hours of taking misoprostol. A ultrasound need to be done 14 days after to check for completion of abortion. But these medicines are associated with complications like heavy bleeding,incomplete abortion etc. So they need to be taken under strict medical supervision to avoid complications. Hope this satisfies your query. Best regards...Dr.Srilatha