Dr says hpt may take 4-5 weeks to show positive??

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I am five days late for my second period after getting off of Depo Lupron but still this morning I had a negative hpt. I called my OBGYN to see if this was normal or if I should take something to kick start it etcetera. They said that a home pregnant test may not pick up the hormone until you are 4-5 weeks pregnant so I might either have to wait for a while or they might do blood work.
Is this true? I always thought that once you missed your period a hpt should be able to give you an accurate reading (positive or negative). Has this actually happened to anyone? It seems really incorrect...

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I couldn't get a positive until I was 7 days late and even then it was a very faint positive.

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I was 9 weeks late and finally started getting positives!!! I was obly 4 weeks then now im 11 weeks..apparently i ovulated late..

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It's interesting that they would say that considering for most women who have an average cycle actually ARE considered 4 weeks pregnant by the time they miss their period due to the way pregnancy is calculated. So that's strange. I say give it one more week, take another at-home test and see what it says. If it's still negative insist on an appointment to have blood work.

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My doctor said as late as 3 weeks