 [ Symptoms ] at 49 i need to diet and exercise but have trouble committing i love sports any advice [ Disease ] you can test anytime most home pregnancy tests these days can be used within days after a missed period i recommend testing first thing in the morning when your urine is the most concentrated home pregnancy tests detect the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin hcg in the urine so testing when the urine is most concentrated should give you the most accurate result also be sure to follow the package instructions to the letter as they all have different timing requirements not all women experience implantation cramping or bleeding if you do experience it it usually occurs between 6 and 12 days after fertilization of the egg the cramping and spotting should not last long i am wishing you the test result you desire whatever it may be