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How do you tell the difference between going on your period or early symptoms of pregnancy?
ByQuestion: I had sex the week of my period , and I don’t know if the bloating ,tender breast/nipples, and nausea are coming from me about to get on my period or if its early pregnancy symptoms. I do get all of the symptoms above when I am about to be on my period or when I am on it. But im just making sure because this is the first time im actually having a pregnancy scare. Im kinda new to all this pregnancy talk, so i mean is there a way I can tell or do I have to wait it out until the 2nd week?? Because my period varies quite frequently and I wouldnt be sure when to take a pregnancy test.
9 Comments
January 31st, 2010 at 5:49 pm
The best thing to do is take a hpt.
January 31st, 2010 at 6:19 pm
Take a home pregnancy test.
January 31st, 2010 at 7:18 pm
You really can’t tell the difference.
You’ll have to wait it out.
January 31st, 2010 at 7:33 pm
There really isn’t any way to definitively know without taking a test, unfortunately. Try two weeks after you had sex, then again three weeks after, and that will tell you whether or not you are pregnant. Good luck.
January 31st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
Premenstrual symptoms are often very much like pregnancy symptoms, so no, you probably would not be able to tell the difference.
You should wait to take a test until approximately 3 weeks after you had intercourse, or if you have an idea of when your period was due, wait about 5 days until after it was due to test.
January 31st, 2010 at 9:10 pm
take a test.
January 31st, 2010 at 9:35 pm
The chance of getting pregnant from having sex the week of your period is slim to none. You had already ovulated about two weeks prior, which is the window in which you are likely to get pregnant. One of the more common early symptoms of pregnancy is very tender breasts (more tender than associated with PMS, and lasts longer than it would during PMS). You can take a pregnancy test five days before your missed period, but the test isn’t quite as accurate until you’ve actually missed your period. The pregnancy hormone these tests detect doubles every 48 hours. So, if your first test is negative, wait 48 hours to test again – the hormone will have doubled by then.
With all of that said, based on when you had sex, I doubt you’re pregnant.
January 31st, 2010 at 10:26 pm
You can take a home test like 5 days before you are to start your period. But if you have these symptoms all the time I would wait and see before I freak out.
January 31st, 2010 at 10:30 pm
it’s hard to tell the difference because its so similar. Best thing is take a pregnancy test.