if a period is late by 6-8 days, could a pregnancy test be accurate?

Question

I see things online explaining how long to wait to take a pregnancy test, but when they start throwing around ovulation dates and “x amount of days past intercourse” I get confused. So if my period was a week late, would it be past the point of ovulation enough to take a test? And why does it matter when you ovulate?

In: Biology

Answer 1

You could go ahead and test if you’re a week late. All 3 of my pregnancies were tested after a week of a missed period. You could also test after your ovulation date by like 8 days. A missed period by a week is sufficient. I would prefer to use that time frame over the after 8 days of ovulation for a more accurate result.