Hello all, i'm new and of course have a question or two. I am 2.5 weeks away from my period and realize that a urine test will not give me any kind of answer at this point. However, I was wondering on the blood test method. My husband is leaving for iraq next month...So if I were pregnant this wouldn't be planned, & I would pretty much hate to have to go through this without him, but i'm prepared if I have to. I would just like to know sooner, rather than later. Kind of just feel like i'm going out of my mind wondering with him leaving soon.

My other thought was that stress could be a factor for my symptom of sore, tender breasts. I usually miss a period when i'm stressed, but painful breasts are new to me. I had sore breasts with both of my 2 children. Ah and yes, I had a doctors appt last week in which I was required to do a pregnancy urine test to make sure I was not pregnant because of medication that can cause deformities in fetuses. That test came back negative, but now I don't want to take the prescription until I know 100% that i'm not. Three days after the doctor's appointment my breasts became sore, and I had sex during those 3 days. So just wondering if anyone has any kind of insight into the relation of stress and tender breasts or how early a blood test works. Thank you :d