How long does it take to test for pregnancy?

There are many ways to test whether a woman is pregnant, such as B-ultrasound testing, basal body temperature measurement, etc. However, using B-ultrasound examination too early will have a certain impact on the baby's development, so it is not recommended to use it. Basal body temperature measurement is more troublesome and the accuracy is not very high. Therefore, many friends will use early pregnancy test strips for testing, which is simple, convenient and relatively accurate.

Since early pregnancy test strips are the most convenient and quickest way to test for early pregnancy, many female friends want to know how long it will take to detect pregnancy, so that they can know as early as possible whether they are really pregnant, and take appropriate measures based on the test results of the early pregnancy test strips.

Generally speaking, women can usually find out whether they are pregnant about a week to 10 days after they actually become pregnant. Once the male sperm and the female egg combine to form a fertilized egg, about 7-10 days after the fertilized egg implants in the endometrium, the pregnant woman's placenta will secrete a special substance called human chorionic gonadotropin, which is often referred to as hCG in medicine. It only exists in the body of pregnant women. About a week after pregnancy, human chorionic gonadotropin will appear in the urine of the pregnant woman.

However, in the first few days of pregnancy, the secretion of this substance is low and difficult to measure. It usually becomes obvious 10-14 days after pregnancy. Generally speaking, about 18 days after normal sexual life, you can determine whether you are pregnant by testing urine, especially morning urine. The earliest time to detect whether you are pregnant is one week after sexual life, and the latest time is about 3 weeks.

Now that you know how long it takes to detect pregnancy, it is recommended that if you want a more accurate test result, it is best to test in the morning using morning urine, as this is the time of day when the result is most accurate. And it is best to use different brands of early pregnancy test papers for testing. If they all show pregnancy, then it can be determined that you are pregnant!