How long after intercourse will I get symptoms?

What's the earliest time after intercourse that I'll get symptoms if I'm pregnant? Also, what is the most common earliest symptom?

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It takes a good 12-24 hrs for the sperm to fertilize the egg depending on how fast they swim. The fertilized egg then travels through your uteran tubes into your uterus to implant itself. This takes about 7-10 days. Some women will get a bit of implantation bleeding and some women do not get it.
Once it implants itself into the lining of your uterus, the blasocyst will start making a hormone called HCG which is the hormone predicted in HPTs. This hormone is usually what causes many of the early symptoms. Some people feel breast tenderness or pain, nausea, vivid dreams, difference in cervical mucus etc. Some people know exactly when they conceived because they just "feel" pregnant and some people do not have any symptoms until later on in pregnancy.
Based on a typical 28 day cycle...You can start testing two weeks after ovulation occurs if you know when you ovulated-which usually brings you up to about 5 days before your missed period depending on the length of your cycle.. this is when the HCG is detected by the HPT's. Hope this helps! good luck :0)

my symptoms were just normal period symptoms like tender breast and slight cramping that is about it so the best thing to do would be buy a test that is the way i found out for sure....

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How long after intercourse will I get symptoms?

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