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When should I take a home pregnancy test? Many home pregnancy tests claim to be accurate as early as the first day of a missed period â or even before. You're likely to get more accurate results, however, if you wait until after the first day of your missed period or, better yet, one week after your missed period. Why wait?
1 The earlier after a missed period that you take a home pregnancy test, the harder it is for the test to detect HCG. 2  For the most accurate results, take the test one week after a missed period â when the level of HCG in your urine is most likely to be detectable. Your home pregnancy test is negative. 2  If your period doesn't begin, repeat the test in a few days or one week â especially if you took the test before or shortly after a missed period. 3  You continue to get negative test results, but your period doesn't begin or you still think you might be pregnant.