When to take a pregnancy test

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Hello, this is my first post, please help.

I'm on holiday and I am 5 days late :-) I have a lutael phase of 11 days but I have had some spotting.

I am confused about when I should take a pregnancy test and if spotting is always bad news?

I have bought a clear blue pregnacy test (I'm in Berlin travelling and can't read German so not much help there!)

Please help.

Thank you

Spotting can be a sign of implantation. Test now, as you can test from the day your period is due.

You should get a positive test by now, by the time of a missed period or 14 days post ovulation, 98% of pregnant women would get a positive test.

Look forward to hearing the result, spotting can occur in early pregnancy without it being bad news. Hope the test brings you good news.

willitbe do you know if someone should get a positive pg test 14 days after ov even if their luteal phase is usually longer than this?

Ok great thank you. I am 16 days past ov so I will test tomorrow morning.

Thank you for replying, as I said I'm away in Europe and away from friends, only have limited Internet on my phone so this had been really helpful.

I will post tomorrow.

Sorry I am not completely sure but I think you could get an early positive as implantation etc doesn't take longer if you have a long luteal phase, however I would wait until the day of your missed period personally

Good luck!

Morning.

I tested today and got a negative and shortly after my period started :-(

It's more than a week late and it's extremely heavy ( similar to when I was a young teenager- haven't had periods like this for a long time).

I did have acupuncture this month and one of the things that was aiming to do was length my cycle- I just didn't think it would change my cycle like this?
What do you think happened this month?

Thanks