How many days delay in periods can cause pregnancy?

Question

My periods are usually on time but this month already 6 days late. I keep wondering at what point of delay should i actually test. Anyone else who had a delay like this, what happened?

Malini Raghavan · Answer

I think you got it slightly reverse beta. A missed or delayed period is one of the early signs of pregnancy, not a cause. A delay of about 5-7 days after the expected date is a good time to test.

Kavya Chatterjee · Answer

Delay doesnt cause it na, it can be a sign of it. Wait about a week late then test.

Anindita Panda · Answer

Periods can be late for many reasons too, stress, travel, thyroid, pcos, not only pregnancy. I track mine on an app. If its 6-7 days late and you could be pregnant, test once, and if confused see your doctor.

Sulochana Mitra · Answer

Yaar delay in period doesnt cause pregnancy, its the other way round, pregnancy causes the delay. If your period is late by a week and you had a chance of conceiving, just take a home test with morning urine.

Asha Dubey · Answer

I was also confused about this when we started trying. From what i learnt, you usually wait till the period is actually missed, then a few extra days, before testing gives a reliable result. Testing too soon gave me a false negative.