I don't know that I ever had mine tested. If I did, I never got the results because all my bloodwork came back normal. Is it standard with initial pregnancy bloodtests?
* In a bout 85% of normal pregnancies, the hCG level will double every 48 - 72 hours. As you get further along in pregnancy and the hCG level gets higher, the time it takes to double can increase to about every 96 hours.
* Caution must be used in making too much of hCG numbers. A normal pregnancy may have low hCG levels and result in a perfectly healthy baby. The results from an ultrasound after 5 - 6 weeks gestation are much more accurate than using hCG numbers.
* An hCG level of less than 5mIU/ml is considered negative for pregnancy, and anything above 25mIU/ml is considered positive for pregnancy.
* The hCG hormone is measured in milli-international units per milliliter (mIU/ml).
* A transvaginal ultrasound should be able to show at least a gestational sac once the hCG levels have reached between 1,000 - 2,000mIU/ml. Because levels can differentiate so much and conception dating can be wrong, a diagnosis should not be made by ultrasound findings until the hCG level has reached at least 2,000.
* A single hCG reading is not enough information for most diagnoses. When there is a question regarding the health of the pregnancy, multiple testings of hCG done a couple of days apart give a more accurate assessment of the situation.
* The hCG levels should not be used to date a pregnancy since these numbers can vary so widely.
* There are two common types of hCG tests. A qualitative hCG test detects if hCG is present in the blood. A quantitative hCG test (or beta hCG) measures the amount of hCG actually present in the blood.
* 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 females: <5.0 mIU/ml
* Postmenopausal females: <9.5 mIU/ml
2007-09-01 06:37:21
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answered by Anonymous
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I'm currently 6 weeks pregnant and have had 2 miscarriages in the past. I am having weekly hCG levels done. My level at 5 weeks and 2 days was 6100. My level at 6 weeks was 11,600.
2007-09-02 02:08:43
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answered by Anonymous
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4 weeks 6 days 1392
5 weeks 1 days 2557
5 weeks 4 days 5779
6 weeks 4 days 24,300
I had mine checked often because they were concerned at first, but everything is fine.
2007-09-01 13:42:56
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answered by Melissa 7
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