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Re: when does blood test show a + result
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Jan 2000 12:11:37 -0600 (CST)

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At Mon, 31 Jan 2000, Jodi wrote: >
>I have had varying answers to my question of when a blood test detects
>enough hcg to give a positive result. I recently had a blood test with
>hcg of 96. One doc says I was at least 10 days pg because it doesn't
>show up before then. Another says I was just a couple of days pg. Does
>anyone know the answer to this? I've also been told that blood tests can
>pick up +hcg the day after conception.
>Thanks

The week after conception the HCG is (theoretically) 10-30 and the following week, 30-100. Most labs will be somewhere in this range. A negative HCG is less than 5.

-- Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS Great Neck, New York
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