Can I detect my period if it is delayed for three days?

After a woman becomes pregnant, the symptoms are not obvious in the early stages of pregnancy, and it is impossible to deal with the pregnancy in time. Therefore, at this time, she needs to rely on some special tools for early pregnancy testing. The most common one is the early pregnancy test paper. But early pregnancy test strips cannot accurately detect pregnancy as soon as it is pregnant. Can it be detected if the menstruation is delayed for three days?

Can I detect a delayed period of three days?

If a woman wants to know a very accurate result, it takes about 8 days from the beginning of intercourse to pregnancy. After 3 days of pregnancy, there will be some changes in the woman's body or urine, then it can be measured very accurately, generally 11 days after intercourse.

Women who use test strips to test pregnancy should do so in the morning and during their first urination. The results at this time will be more accurate. However, women who have been pregnant for some time can choose any time range, because the urine at this time has changed significantly, so any urine during the day can be used for testing.

During pregnancy testing, if the displayed result shows a dark purple line, compare it with the C line marked above. If it appears above, it means you are not pregnant. If two dark purple lines appear in the test area, compare line C and test line T, which indicates pregnancy. The color intensity of the test line at different stages of pregnancy changes with the change of HCG concentration. However, if: no dark purple line appears in the test area or only one dark purple line appears in the test area, it means that the test result is invalid and you need to buy another one for testing.

Misconceptions about using early pregnancy test strips

1. Inspection time. HCG usually appears in the urine a few days after the embryo implants, and it must reach a certain amount to be detected. Therefore, for women with normal menstruation, HCG can only be detected in the urine after the menstruation is delayed. Women with long menstrual cycles or abnormal ovulation can only be detected after 40-44 days of amenorrhea.