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Will Having Unprotected Sex While Having Irregular Periods Cause Pregnancy?
I can t remember exactly when my last period was (I think it was March 29th). I also have no idea how many days are in my cycle. I was on the pill until December. Two weeks ago I had sex without protection. The last few days I had very minimal brown spotting and a really bad migraine today. I took a pregnancy test on Wednesday evening and it was negative. Do you think I could be pregnant?
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Thu, 7 May 2015
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Pregnancy tests pick up the HCG hormone.
This hormone can normally be detected by day 11 to 14 after conception using most home tests. Blood tests can pick it up earlier.
Since the test was done approximately 2 weeks after contact, it is likely accurate and you are not pregnant but if you want to make sure, you can repeat it in a few days.
I hope this helps
Pregnancy tests pick up the HCG hormone.
This hormone can normally be detected by day 11 to 14 after conception using most home tests. Blood tests can pick it up earlier.
Since the test was done approximately 2 weeks after contact, it is likely accurate and you are not pregnant but if you want to make sure, you can repeat it in a few days.
I hope this helps
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