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Re: Abnormal Pregnancies (HCGs/Progesterones) From: ATFSOCCER@aol.com Tue Oct 14 06:25:17 1997 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: rbraun@indyunix.iupui.edu: "Re: ASCUS paps" Previous message: Bernard Cristalli: "Re: Training residents" Maybe in reply to: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Abnormal Pregnancies (HCGs/Progesterones)" Next in thread: Jeffrey W. Clemens: "Re: Abnormal Preg:Progesterones?" Reply: Jeffrey W. Clemens: "Re: Abnormal Preg:Progesterones?" In a message dated 97-10-12 19:58:53 EDT, you write: << >Let me see if I got this straight. The 1st HCG was 144, then 2 days >later 150, then 2days later 380. Is that right? If so how are you so >sure this was na abnormal pregnancy?? It seems to me that if you throw >out the first value, it looks pretty normal to me. I would strongly >consider the lab goofed on the first value. That has happened many >times. Also possible they got the sample mixed up. Happens very >frequently. This is why I make the residents have a repeat HCG before >giving MTX. Dan: See the above, and pardon me if I don't have the exact dates, as this was from memory. She went from about 150 to 150 in 2 days, and then in 3 days to 250; thus, combined with a low progesterone, it clearly was an abnormal HCG rise, and I believe that the diagnosis was correct. >> Dan, Also, I believe that if you have a progesterone level less than 5ng% you can be assured 100% of the time that you have a bad pregnancy. Andy Folley MD FACOG Next message: rbraun@indyunix.iupui.edu: "Re: ASCUS paps" Previous message: Bernard Cristalli: "Re: Training residents" Maybe in reply to: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Abnormal Pregnancies (HCGs/Progesterones)" Next in thread: Jeffrey W. Clemens: "Re: Abnormal Preg:Progesterones?" Reply: Jeffrey W. Clemens: "Re: Abnormal Preg:Progesterones?"

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