How long does it take to find out if you are pregnant?
I had unprotected sex for 3 times this month on the 12, 18 and 25 day. We have just started trying for a baby. I have taken 4 home tests (OK, I couldn't wait!) and they were all negative. Today is the date that my period should normally arrive, and I have tummy cramps and all pms signs. I have not had any pregnancy signs, except from bloating and sore breasts. I am in agony... Can anybody drop any piece of advice/support?

I can't help with an answer but I'm right there with you! We've just started to try, and this time I've got all the signs of PMS/early pregancy. How cruel is nature making them similar in so many ways?

I took a home test on the second day of my missed period which came out negative which was gutting. I had all the signs but like you, I couldn't help myself. Having said that, 3 days on and there's still no period. I hope that you get the answer you want. I'm trying to convince myself that when it's the right time, it will happen... Not easy really.

How soon can you take a home pregnancy test?

Doctors say home pregnancy tests are not at all reliable until 7-14 after conception.

Tests are different &women are different

Early pregnancy test can now ba taken 5-4 days before period should start. If you dont know when you start your next period but you know when you had unprotected intercourse take the test 19 days after sex. If you don't know when you had unprotected sex but you know when your next period should due take the test a week after your period was supposed to start (but it didn't). If you don't know either of them wait 45 days after the first day of your LAST menstrual period.

However, the tests are MOST accurate around when your period is already 10-15 days late. Before this time you MAY get a FALSE negative result.
I had a BIG FAT POSITIVE on the mrning my period was supposed to come. My friend didn't test positive until a week after.

Every women is different and we all concieve and have implantation at different times.

How soon can you find out if you are pregnant?

With a home test, you can tell after you've missed your period. With a few kinds, you can get a correct reading a few days before you are supposed to start. Read the box, it will tell you on there what kind it is. Or you can go to a doctor and get a blood test. Blood tests can give you an answer a lot sooner than a urine test.