Hcg hormone levels early pregnancy
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My girlfriend is pregnant, we go to doctor and they check her hcg levels.5144 and 48 hrs later 6028. So they call us in and talk to us for 20 minutes and say that she is having an ectopic or abnormal pregnancy and basically explains that we can't keep this baby. So she does vag ultrasound and there is baby and a light heartbeat. And she just says ok see you in 2 weeks.
is it possible that you are further in to your pregnancy than 8 weeks? I ask this because HCG levels during the first trimester will peak sometime around 9 to 12 weeks of pregnancy, at somewhere around 25,700 to 288,000 mIU/ml. By the final weeks of the first trimester week 13 and 14, hCG levels are finally on the decline, and will be at around 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml.
From there, hCG levels tend to continue the downward change into the second trimester.
The ultrasound indicated that I was only about 4-5 weeks along so they started monitoring my hormone levels. In the 3 separate days of tests the doctors noticed that my levels were not increasing as they should and informed me that I would more than likely miscarry. The bleeding started two hours after the phone call. About 4 weeks later I returned to my doctor to make sure everything was going ok, as ok as these things can...
As soon as I found out I was pregnant, the doctor took blood to test my hormone levels. They said"you need to get into your ob asap because it isn't an early pregnancy. It's between fifteen and nineteen weeks." Naturally, I freaked out a little thinking I had missed my first half of my pregnancy! At my ultrasound I found out I'm actually only 7 weeks and my hormones are just crazy high...
HCG is short for Human chorionic gonadotropin which is a specific hormone that is released into your body (blood, urine) at the time of pregnancy, it helps sustain an early pregnancy until the placenta can take over, this is what your hpt picks up on to give you a positive, there are two types of blood te4sts that measure this, one just says yes or no to pregnancy, the other is a couple of tests 2-3 days apart and this measure the amunt the hcg rises.
Before I start, let me say that I know this probably means I have a chemical pregnancy. I got a trigger shot around 11 am on 6/18. My doctor did a blood HCG test the morning of 7/2 (14 days after the trigger shot - not 14 days after ovulation) and my HCG was 26.4. That seemed low to me but I know the numbers have to start somewhere. I went back the morning of 7/4 for more bloodwork and this time my HCG had dropped to 25.1.
Some nurses are telling me that they think it would be to early to see anything just yet. I had my bloods (HCG) taken on the Thursday and was told they were 485 which werent low and werent high but it should be a little higher..i then had them done 48 hours later being today (saturday) and they were 511. Im worried that they are not doubling but rising??. Can someone please explain for me.
The hormone human chorionic gonadotropin(better known as hCG) is produced during pregnancy. It is made by cells that form the placenta, which nourishes the egg after it has been fertilized and becomes attached to the uterine wall.
Your doctor might have taken your hcg level...how many weeks are you?? ..hcg level doubles every 72 hours...if it doesnt...there are more chances of miscariage.
Also I would suggest you to get your serum HCG levels estimated since this is more specific than urine for pregnancy tests. The HCG (it is a hormone) levels rise only in pregnancy and its presence will confirm the status of your pregnancy.
If pregnancy is ruled out, then other causes of delayed periods need to be looked into. So my suggestion would be to consult a gynecologist and get serum HCG levels done.
I hope it helps.
After the fertilized egg implants, or attaches, to the inside of the uterus or other structure inside the mother, the levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) rise rapidly. The levels continue to increase throughout the first trimester of pregnancy and reach a peak 60 to 80 days after the fertilized egg implants.
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