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When to take a Pregnancy test after having unprotected sex?

There might be a million things running through your mind right now, and the thoughts most potent among them will be distress or anxiety if you are pregnant or not. Panic ensues in your mind if you remember that you forgot to take your pill or didn’t use any sort of protection. Since you are in a rush you might take a pregnancy test too early which may result in a false negative, to your joy. But that really won’t help anyone as there are high chances that it was inaccurate.

The Answer to your question on pregnancy test

Conception doesn’t begin immediately after you have had sex. This process takes a few days.

Once you’ve hit 10 days, you can take your first test, says Alan Copperman, the medical director at Progyny and co-founder of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York.

If you have regular periods, take the test the first day after your missed menstrual cycle. If you have irregular menstrual cycles, wait for 9-12 days after having unprotected sex to take a pregnancy test. It is very likely that you might get an inaccurate result if you take a pregnancy test before a missed period.

Your go-to options for pregnancy testing-

Your best and cheapest option for fast, convenient and fairly accurate results is a home pregnancy test kit. These are available everywhere, from convenience stores, supermarkets, drug stores and even open clinics. However, the test results might not be accurate if you have just recently missed a period. There is a high chance that you might get a false negative test.

You can also opt for a blood pregnancy test, which is more accurate than home test kits.