How many days after the menstrual period is delayed?

Before a woman becomes pregnant, there are certain signs, such as amenorrhea, which is the most obvious sign of pregnancy. Therefore, many people start taking pregnancy tests after their menstruation is delayed. In fact, if you want to truly test whether you are pregnant or not, you still need to grasp a certain opportunity, so that the test results will be more accurate. So, how many days should I delay my period before taking a pregnancy test? The following is some relevant knowledge for you.

1. How many days after menstruation is delayed can you take a pregnancy test?

Under normal circumstances, a week's delay in a woman's menstruation is considered normal. If you want to know whether you are pregnant at this time, you can try a pregnancy test. The longer the pregnancy lasts, the more accurate the test results will be. This is because the principle of the early pregnancy test is to detect the hormone hcg produced by the placenta, which usually appears in the urine after pregnancy. Since the amount of hCG in early pregnancy is small and may not be detectable, it will not become more and more obvious until the menstruation is delayed for more than a week. Therefore, if you want to improve the accuracy of the pregnancy test, you can wait 10 days after the menstruation is delayed before taking the pregnancy test. However, the results of your own pregnancy test may also be inaccurate. So in order to avoid this situation, you can consider postponing your period for about 10 days to go to the hospital for an early pregnancy test. In addition, it should be noted that not everyone can detect pregnancy after their period is delayed by 10 days. Because some people may be able to detect pregnancy 20 days after conception, but for others it may take 40 days or longer.

2. Does delayed menstruation mean pregnancy?

Please note that delayed menstruation does not necessarily mean pregnancy! Generally speaking, if menstruation is delayed for more than 7 days, it is considered delayed menstruation, and delayed menstruation is also one of the symptoms of irregular menstruation. Delayed menstruation makes many women have the same question, that is, they don’t know whether they are pregnant. In fact, delayed menstruation does not mean that pregnancy is possible. The specific situation needs to be analyzed according to each person's different situation. Even if no contraceptive measures are taken, conception may not be successful. As for the reasons for delayed menstruation, the first reason to consider is pregnancy. Of course, after excluding the possibility of pregnancy, other reasons need to be considered, such as endocrine disorders, gynecological diseases, etc.

3. How many days of delayed menstruation can be detected by pregnancy test sticks

Generally, if the menstrual cycle is delayed by about 7 days, you can use a pregnancy test stick to detect pregnancy, but this is not the case for everyone. If the result of the pregnancy test stick is light and you cannot confirm whether you are pregnant, you can wait a few days before trying the test again, or go directly to the hospital for an early pregnancy test. The accuracy rate of pregnancy test sticks from regular brands is about 85% to 95%. The pregnancy test stick confirms pregnancy by testing the HCG contained in urine. Women ovulate around the 14th day of their menstrual cycle. Assuming fertilization is successful at this time, it will take at least 6 or 7 days for the fertilized egg to produce HCG. In addition, HCG actually starts to be secreted in large quantities after the fertilized egg implants, and the syncytial trophoblast begins to secrete large quantities of HCG, and it takes at least 11 days for the fertilized egg to implant. Therefore, if you want to be more accurate, wait 11 days before using the pregnancy test stick.