Goldberg how long does medication stay in your system?Dear, Dr. Goldberg, thank you. So if I take a drug test, I would come clean in 5 days? I'm taking the medication because I am bodybuilding and it helps me sleep for 14 hours. I gain around 10 pounds in a week for the the first month.
The test is usually given on day 3 of your menstrual cycle, though most doctors are OK with the test being done on any day between days 2 to 4 of your cycle. (The first day of your cycle is the day your period begins.) FSH levels may also be checked at another time during the menstrual cycle, but this is uncommon.
Then allow 14 days for the embryo to implant and develop enough hCG to show up on a pregnancy test (96% of pregnant women will test positive by then.) Note: some HPT's say test 5 days before your period is due! or some such thing. Please note they are assuming a textbook 28-day cycle, with ovulation on Day 14.5 days before your period is due thus really translates to 10 DPO. Essentially, you should remember that your high school biology textbook was WRONG. NOT all women have 28-day cycles and NOT all women ovulate on Day 14.riefly: the home pregnancy test (HPT) works by detecting a hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG.) When an egg is fertilized, it takes about 6 to 12 days to implant in the uterus, and then it begins to secrete hCG.