search:

Re: after miscarrige

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 07:18:31 -0500 (CDT)


At Mon, 4 Sep 2000, LR wrote: >
>How long after misscarige would a pg test be negative. In other words
>how long do the hormones linger in your body. I believe I may have had
>a misscarige six days ago but am still testing positive. Thanks
LR

It somewhat depends on how much you had to start with. If you had a later miscarriage, and a higher hcg to start with, it will take longer to clear the hcg. I usually tell my patients that have had a spontaneous loss to test at about 2 weeks out. Hope this helps.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified health care provider. They are not intended to be the start of a physician-patient relationship.




recommended search...
Google
OBGYN.net forums endometriosis zone Web

use when must restrict search to only the pregnancy & birth forum...
Enter search keywords:
Returns per screen: Require all keywords:
Return to [ Pregnancy & Birth Forum ] Report TECHNICAL Problems ONLY to: webmaster@obgyn.net
Last Updated: Thu Jun 18 13:39:49 2009

Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote

home | medical professionals | women | industry | forums | international
e-mail | about us | advertising | our sponsors | contact us | disclaimer |

This information is provided for educational purposes only.
Please read the disclaimer. ©1996-2008, all rights reserved.
Do not reproduce without permission of MediSpecialty.com