HCG

What exactly is the pregnancy hormone and how is it checked?

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Harvill - 808 days ago.
Just had my HcG levels tested Monday, after 4 weeks 4 days pregnant, my levels were 2,446 then on Wed it was 4,798-- Is that high?

shay29 - 812 days ago.
hello ladies i am 4 weeks today and my hcg levels last thurs were 59 than on saturday they were 239 and on monday ( i was 3 wks 6 days) my level was 583. are these good levels?

mrsladybug - 818 days ago.
Last Friday I had a home pregnancy test done and came out positive. That same night I went to the hospital because I was having some cramping and bleeding. There they told me I was 2 weeks pregnant and that my HCG was 104, I had another blood test done 2 days later and my HCG was 126. Can someone let me know if that's normal or if Im having a miscarriage? I really want to know what's going on with my baby! Please help!

SEIM - 820 days ago.
I went for my first U/S today and to my shock there was no heartbeat!!! the baby was as small as a 6 weeks baby... the dr. adviced to do a dnc tomorrow... i am sooo sad this had to happen i was trying to get pregnant for the past 10 months :( i have a daughter that is 20 months old... i was shocked yes... but i wasnt surprised at all.. cause my hcg levels were doubling but were very low... i hope all goes well with the operation tomorrow... i m freaked out..

TanMansMomma32 - 842 days ago.
Proud -- Ask Dr. to do a HCG QUANT if he just did a screen it just says 'yes' or 'no'

redheadmama - 852 days ago.
PROUD- blood tests really can't be wrong. but it may be worth asking your doctor for a repeat test two days later. or call another doctor for a second opinion. urine tests can be inaccurate but blood tests really aren't.

**PrOuD MoMmIe** - 853 days ago.
OK SO I WAS SUPOSE TO START MY PERIOD OCT 10TH!! I STARTED FEELING SICK AND NOT PERIOD AND HERE IT IS 4 DAYS LATE! I TOOK URINE TEST WITH THEDOLLAR GENERAL DOLLAR TEST AND TWO SAID NEGATIVE AND 3 SAID POSITIVE WITH A VERY VERY FAIT PINK LINE...SO I TALK TO DR TOOK THE BLOOD TEST AND GOT RESULTS TODAY SD I WAS NOT PREGO.....WELL I AM NOT TO SURE OF THAT CAUSE NO PERIOD AND 3 URINE TEST SAY I AM??? BUT THIS MORNING I HAD A HAD BOWEL AND PUSHED VERY HARD AND WHEN I WAS DONE AND WIPED MY WOMEN AREA IT WAS A TINY PINK I MEAN LIGHT PINK COLOR AND SINCE THEN ITS BEEN LIKE TINY TINY SPECKLES AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT??? CAN SOMEONE HELP ME AND TELL ME IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AND HAS ANYONE HAD A NEG BLOOD TEST THAT TURNED OUT TO BE WRONG????

tobij - 902 days ago.
Please can someone give me advice...I am going crazy. I had an ultra sound last monday (I was 9 weeks to the day) and they saw a 9 wk fetus, but no heartbeat. The Dr told me my baby was 100% dead. I have had NO signs of a miscarriage. (I've had some in the past so I know what to look for). My Dr is away, so I was brought into see another Dr in his office. She has sent me for blood tests every 2 - 4 days. Aug 18 - 101,133 Aug 20 - 91,563 Aug 24 - 44,520 I went again today and go again on friday but I am going nutts. They say if you have any drop it's a MC then you read that you peak at around 8 - 10 weeks, then numbers decline. My Dr is back on the 31 so this Dr is passing my results onto him. He will probably just schedule me in for another ultra sound (I'm not sure why I haven't been sent yet), but I have one scheduled already for the 3 of september. Has anyone else gone through this. Any information would be helpful. Thanks

joli13 - 903 days ago.
hey there! i am 5 wks 2 days pregnant and just had my hcg levels checked. it was 11,000. i was just wondering if this is normal? i had a miscarriage 5 years ago at 15wks and am stressing so much that i may have another m/c now. i am scheduled to see my OB tomorrow, and am anxious to see both sacs. i went a week ago, and no sac was visible, but i think my hcg level was too low. ahhhh! this is so stressful. any comments would be appreciated. oh, and twins run in my family, but i´m guessing my levels would have been much higher than 11,000, right? :)

juliannab - 907 days ago.
I really need someone's opinion. I am 5 weeks 2 days pregnant and have and some spotting (brown discharge) with mild cramping. I went to ER where they checked HCG levels and performed an ultrasound. The ultrasound showed only an empty sac. HCG levels were over 11,000 (something like 11,160). Anyway, levels were checked again today and the results were 16,000. Shouldnt HCG levels double? Nurse at OB's office stated not to worry too much because the numbers went up. Levels will be rechecked in 2 days. Doesnt this mean miscarriage?

ch1212 - 914 days ago.
My hcg level the other day was at a 7. Has anyone had a level like this? Dr. said that it could go either way and to recheck the blood level again in 6 days. I took an otc hpt 3 days after the blood draw and it was still negative. Anyone have any thoughts?

Shellie77 - 924 days ago.
tiffy - because it can vary so much. This current pregnancy, at 10weeks I had bleeding and went to the ER, my HCG was 39,000 and I thought for sure I was miscarrying. It was at the very low end of the range, but here I am, at 31weeks now!

tiffyy - 924 days ago.
for some reason no one focus on hcg unless it's a miscariage or when where is issues. i will post mine here anyway just in case it is useful for anyone. at 4 weeks my hcg was 1543 and at 6 weeks it is 114,243

delinah - 932 days ago.
I went to the dr yesterday for some pain I'm 4 wks prg and they did an ultrasound said they saw the sac but nothing else yet said that it can be that I'm too early..going back to the dr for another blood test to see my levals...this is nerve racking with my 2 children I didn't know till I was 11 or 12 wks so I didn't have this worry stuff I did have 2 miscarages 3 yrs ago..any advice?

em2 stewarts wife - 946 days ago.
Number is 112, no more lying to myself and hoping for miracles.... I must just have some left over tissue.

em2 stewarts wife - 947 days ago.
SO I am going for yet another HCG draw for pregnanct number 4... First draw was 27 on may 22, then 404 on may 29 but then only 800 on june 5th and 507 on the 8th of June. I started to miscarry that day and bled for about 2 weeks... I have now been completely blood/spot free for 2.5 weeks but I got a BFP yesterday morning :/ I hope I dont need another D&C. I guess we will see tomorrow! Wish me luck girls!

lisaloo09 - 949 days ago.
hi, iv recently found out im about 5wk3 day pregnant and iv had an ultrasond to make sure everything is normal they found a sac but no yolk or heartbeat which so more than likely cause its to early, on wed my hcg levels where in the low 4000 and on the friday high 6000 so they have only gone up by 60% and everywhere iv read it should have doubled, my doc has booked me in 4 another ultrasound in 2 wks but i am goin crazy waiting and really wana know if anyone has had the same results and ended up ok

morethenanything3 - 963 days ago.
I have been trying to concieve for the last 5 years. I have to kids age 9&7. In the last 5 years I have miscarried 3 babies and last year I am almost died do to an ectopic pregnancy that went undetected. I just found out saturday that I am pregnant, do to my history I go in to the doctor every other day. Monday my titer level was at 54 and weds at 47! I go in tuesday for my next test but my doctor says I am losing this baby too. I am so worried I am having a hard time working and concentrating. I am not in any pain and have no bleeding, occasional dizzy and sweats. Is there in any hope??? I dont think my husband can do this any more he is so worried about me. I just want this more then anything. Since my husband has no biological kids of his own, and I know how badly he wants one. I hope I can carry one for him!

Manda22 - 965 days ago.
ALHOGNER- What a stressful time for you! Im so sorry! BUT great that your baby still has a strong heartbeat! Keep us posted! ~HUGS~

Alhogner777 - 965 days ago.
It's me again. I went to my Dr. apt. today and my HCG levels had dropped more. Now they are down to 6,300. I am still having low back pain but no cramping. The Dr. told me this then told me,'by the look on your face I think you know what that could mean'. He went through the grievance process, options such as D& C, waiting, etc. for what we could do if it is a MC. He told me if we see the baby is developing normally then we would have plently of reason for hope but still would like to know why my HCG levels are continuing to drop so rapidly. Then he set me up for a same day ultrasound & I saw the baby moving. After talking to the Dr. again. He informed me the baby had a good strong heartbeat and that we needed to stop looking at HCG levels at this point. He told me that the HCG levels do drop off (normally) at around 20 weeks. He said but maybe your not 'normal'. I have also read on the web that this starts to drop at about 12 weeks. I also learned that I had a large cyst from ovulating on one of my ovaries that did not disappear when I became pregnant. The Dr. said this could also be affecting my HCG levels. But like he said we are not going to worry about HCG anymore and rely on ultrasounds and heartrate monitoring to check on the health of the baby.

Shellie77 - 966 days ago.
Alhogner77 - I hope not. The levels do tend to lower some after a certain timeframe, and the risk of miscarriage drops considerably after a heartbeat is detected, but there is still that chance, your numbers dropping that much is definitely worrying. Are you having any cramping? I had a lot of bleeding off and on in my first trimester, and Im almost 26weeks now. I wish your Dr had done another ultrasound to make sure, but hopefully things work out! Hang in there.

Alhogner777 - 967 days ago.
I was 12 wks. on Fri, Sat. bleeding started Hcg levels were 9,900. Monday levels were 9,100. Ultrasound turned out good. Baby was kicking and moving about. We heard the heartbeat. It was an assuring relief. Mon. I stopped Bleeding Mon. Tues. heartbeat was found again - still good. One week later (today) I started bleeding again. Hormone levels are now down to 7,500. The ER Dr. would not do another ultrasound or even check the heartbeat. He set up an apt. for Wed. to check levels again. Does this idicate a miscarriage?

dsquared83 - 967 days ago.
That was my result from a blood test, but thanks for ur help

Manda22 - 967 days ago.
I guess it depends what chart you look at the one i found shows 5-426 for 4 weeks but the one on this page shows weeks would be 500-6000...if you are worried I would clal your doctor and see if he would do a blood test for you. Dont worry about it too much just yet everyone is different! Good luck and Sticky Baby Dust!!!

Manda22 - 967 days ago.
hCG levels during pregnancy (in weeks sincelast menstrual period) 3 weeks LMP 5 - 50 mIU/ml 4 weeks LMP 5 - 426 mIU/ml 5 weeks LMP 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml 6 weeks LMP 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml 7 - 8 weeks LMP 7, 650 - 229,000 mIU/ml 9 - 12 weeks LMP 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml 13 - 16 weeks LMP 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml 17 - 24 weeks LMP 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml 25 - 40 weeks LMP 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/ml non pregnant 55-200 ng/ml http://www.justmommies.com/articles/hcg-levels.shtml#ixzz0JDNWIfDL&D