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USING HOME
PREGNANCY TESTS
Whether you are late for your cycle or you are a compulsive tester, there
is a good time and an unnecessary time to take an early pregnancy test. Implantation
of an embryo can occur as early as 6 days past conception and as late as
12 days past conception, 9 days being the average. Once implantation has
occurred, it takes 24-48 hours for hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) to
reach detectable levels. This said, hCG is detectible in urine by 8-14
days past conception by a sensitive hCG test. The average being 11 days
past ovulation. So taking a test prior to 8 days past ovulation will most
likely give you a negative regardless of your pregnancy status. Every
woman's body is different. Although this is rare, some women never
register a positive during pregnancy. I have gotten a positive as 8 days
past ovulation, but my last pregnancy registered positive in the evening
of 9 days ovulation. A blood test at 11dpo reveal 51miU of hCG, so it was
probably somewhere around 20miu on 9dpo.
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ARE YOU TRYING TO
CONCEIVE?
Did you know that in
order to conceive, you must have intercourse during your
fertile time. You are most fertile a few days prior to ovulation
and up to 24 hours after ovulation. Although Sperm can live up to six days
in fertile quality cervical fluid aka cervical
mucus, it typically only lives about three days. The ovum
can live up to 24 hours but typically only lives up to 6-12 hours. If you are trying to
conceive, you are most likely to get pregnant 3 days prior to ovulation
and up to 6 hours after. It is important to time intercourse at least
12 hours before ovulation. Sperm usually reach the fallopian tube and the
egg within minutes after intercourse however, sperm need about 5-12 hours in
your uterus before they can fertilize the egg in a special process called capacitation.
This is the maturation process within the female reproductive tract by
which spermatozoa become capable of fertilization. That's why the best
time to make love is the day before and the day of ovulation Visit our Detecting
Ovulation page to best determine when you are most fertile.
You can also order Ovulation Tests to better
pinpoint fertility. Don't forget to visit our Fertility
Tips on things to do preconception. Please visit as many
pages on this site as you can!
Who Am I?
Hi! I'm Kirsten
and this is my fertility website!
I am currently 37 years young and began my "trying
to conceive" journey December 2000 after my husband's vasectomy
reversal. We conceived in October 2001,
10 months after the surgery, but had a miscarriage
at 14 weeks. We conceived
again on Valentines Day 2003 but sadly miscarried
again at 12 weeks on April 28th, 2003. On September 19th, on
10dpo I got a faint line on a pregnancy test. Olivia
Bernadette was born May 25th, 2004 at 7:21 am weighing 7lbs, 6 oz.
and 20" long. My heart is so full.
Read
my Pregnancy Journal!
See my belly grow!
See Olivia Grow!
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