Title: Negative Pregnancy Test: Can I Still Be Pregnant? | babyMed.com
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Negative Pregnancy Test: Can I Still Be Pregnant?
Can a negative pregnancy test be inaccurate?
What causes a negative test?
Take the guesswork out of getting pregnant
When is the best time to do a pregnancy test?
Chances of being pregnant despite having a negative pregnancy test

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Not an iOS user? Sign up to be the first to know about Obie for Android. When is the best time to do a pregnancy test? hCG doubles about every 48 hours in early pregnancy, so a home pregnancy test that is negative on Monday could very likely be positive on Wednesday. However, if it's positive with first-morning urine, later on in the day, when the urine is more diluted, it could test negative. It is also important to remember that despite the advances in urine home pregnancy tests, blood tests are still the best at detecting early pregnancy. The timing of a positive pregnancy test depends on implantation. If you are pregnant, a urine pregnancy test is not expected to be positive until 3-4 days after implantation (at the very earliest), which is about 10 days after ovulation/fertilization, and 4 days before the next period. About 51% of pregnant women have a positive pregnancy test two days before their next expected period. Chances of being pregnant despite having a negative pregnancy test
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Days Post
Ovulation
(DPO)
Day of
Expected
Period (EP)
Chance of Still Being Pregnant With A Negative Pregnancy Test
Chance Of NOT Being Pregnant With A Negative Pregnancy Test
% Of Pregnant Women With A Positive Pregnancy Test
12 DPO
EP -3
12.3%
87.8%
51%
13 DPO
EP -2
9.5%
90.5%
62%
14 DPO
EP -1
8.0%
92.0%
68%
15 DPO
Expected period
6.5%
93.5%
74%
16 DPO
EP +1
5.3%
94.8%
79%
17 DPO
EP +2
3.8%
96.3%
85%
18 DPO
EP +3
2.5%
97.5%
90%
23 DPO
EP +7
1%
99.0%
96%
In each menstrual cycle, there is an about 25% chance of getting pregnant.