HCG Pregnancy Blood Test?

Question

My wife had a HCG Pregnancy Blood Test done and the result shown was 233.6 IU/L. The nurse told her she was pregnant. but when i asked the nurse, whats the benchmark for pregnancy, she didnt know how to answer me. so my question is, what is the range of values of the HCG for 1) non pregnancy, 2) pregnancy? whats the normal amount to tell us thats its a confirmed pregnancy?

Answer 1

non preg femails less than 2.0
0.2-1 week is 5-50
1-2 wekks 50-500
2-3 weeks 100-5000
3-4 weeks 500-10000
4-5 weeks 1000-50000
5-6 weeks 10000-100000
I hope this helps. these are numbers right from the lab testing manual.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

She is pregnant based on that number....

hCG Level Information
Human Chorionic Ganadotropin (hCG) is only produced during pregnancy. It is the hormone that home pregnancy tests look for as well as blood tests at the doctor. It is produced when the fertilized egg implants in the uterus.

An hCG blood test at the doctor can detect a pregnancy between 8 and 10 days after fertilization. Any level over 5 is considered "pregnant." Keep in mind, however, that the normal miscarriage rate is very high at this point, still over 30%. Home pregnancy tests typically require 14 days, when your period would normally be due. The level for these tests ranges between 50 and 80. By this point, the normal miscarriage rate is down to 10% since the baby is clearly well implanted and churning out proper hormones.

The rate of hCG should usually double every 2-3 days. Keep in mind that if you have been given hCG shots as fertility treatment, it will throw off your reading and could even give you a false positive.

The numbers in the chart below are only a guideline, and are so broad as to be almost useless. They are here to give you a small measure of reassurance, although the only true way to know if your hCG level is rising appropriately is to take two tests about three days apart. The reason for the large range in the chart is to assume you may be as much as 7 days off on your ovulation, and to allow for larger numbers for pregnancies with more than one baby. In my own experience and with those women who have shared their numbers on the bulletin board, if you are rock-sure of your ovulation date, your number tends to be about 2/3 of the highest number for your week.


Week since last menstrual period began
Amount of hCG
in mIU/ml

3
5 - 50 (less than 5 means you are not pregnant)

4
5 - 426

5
19 - 7,340

6
1,080 - 56,500

7-8
7,650 - 229,000

9-12*
25,700 - 288,000


*You will likely see the hCG rates go DOWN after the first trimester, when it is no longer a factor in pregnancy or miscarriage because the placenta has taken over. At 9 weeks, however, your baby will be monitored by ultrasound rather than hCG levels.

Slow-rising hCG. Unfortunately, even if your levels are rising, the failure to double every few days is not a good sign. This type of pregnancy can go on for several weeks, but will almost always end in miscarriage. A single set of tests that do not show a doubling can still be fine. Usually another set will be ordered if you are low or borderline.


Good luck and congrats

Answer 4

What all people is saying approximately your hormone point is genuine. you're literally pregnant, yet with the hormone point low, there is an danger issues are not progressing and which you will miscarry. there is likewise a brilliant gamble your ranges will improve and that issues will proceed. via fact of this they choose you to attempt back. 2 issues I do locate with regard to right here nonetheless. a million) Why are they making you wait so long?? HCG ranges can improve as much as double each 24-40 8 hours. It shouldn't take 10 days to make certain this. and 2) now and back the reason for early, early miscarriage is a low progesterone point. Progesterone medical care this early can save the being pregnant (IF it is the reason). Did your physician try your progesterone point??? If no longer, possibly you may ask for a try. solid success... i'm hoping each thing works out.

Answer 5

A hcg level of 233 is very good. You should feel postive that she is pregnant. A non pregnant woman can have trace levels of hcg, but anything over 5 is considered pregnant. Congrats!!

Answer 6

If you have hcg in your blood then you are pregnant. Do you know what hcg is? It is the human chromosome gene. You will only have that if you are pregnant. The nurse should have know that.

Answer 7

I thought anything over 6 meant you are pregnant. I just had one done and the control range was 1-6 which means you are not pregnant if your numbers fall within that range. If you are pregnant then it would be greater then 6. My number was <1 I'm not pregnant :( . Congrats to you!

Answer 8

usually anything over 5 is pregnant

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