What is a HGC blood test?

Question

What is it for, what does it measure, what is normal at 4 weeks, does it go up with twins, any info will help.

Sorry for the typo, I meant HCG blood test.

Answer 1

HGC is "the pregnancy hormone". It is secreted into the blood by the embryo after conception (usually between 6-12 days afterwards). When pregnancy tests are performed, this is the hormone (usually found in your urine) that produces the chemical reaction determining whether you're pregnant or not.

Answer 2

Week from the Last Mentral Period
4
Amount of HCG in mIU/ml
3 - 426


a HCG is a test that test for pregnancy, hCG is a protein produced in the placenta of a pregnant woman,hCG is also produced by some germ cell tumors and increased levels are seen in trophoblastic disease. in pregnancy it will double every 2 days, this is how an epotic or tubal pregnancy is detected or even a miscarriage because the hcg levels don't double enough. if pregnant with twins the she tends to show higher HCG levels

Answer 3

It measures the level of pregnancy hormone in your blood. This can help to tell how far along you are or if you have an ectopic pregnancy or other conditions. HCG stands for Human chorionic gonadotropin. This is a routine test given to all women who are believed to be pregnant. Yes, the level would be much higher with multiple babies.

Answer 4

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Most current hypotheses regarding the pathophysiologic mechanisms of pregnancy-induced hypertention point to early placental abnormalities. Therefore, we attempted to determine whether serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels reflect a different trophoblastic secretory response of preeclampsia. Thirteen pregnant women with severe preeclampsia were matched with twenty-one normotensive pregnant women with singleton pregnancies in the third trimester. Serum b-hCG levels were found to be significantly higher in severe preeclampsia, compared with controls (p<0.05). This indicates that an abnormal secretory function of the placenta exists in patients with severe preeclampsia

Answer 5

"most women are advised to wait until they miss their period before trying a pregnancy test. hCG levels double about every two days in a pregnant woman, so the test is much more reliable two weeks after conception than one week later"
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http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryfaqs/f/pregnancytest.htm