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Re: Miscarriage, hcg levels, ovulation, and new pregnancy?

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:45:16 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Megan wrote: >
>I miscarried on 9/3 at 10 weeks of pg. I did it naturally and have had
>my hcg levels checked each Tues since then. They have been 1100, 71, 11
>and then 5 for this last Tuesday. I am almost positve I ovulated last
>Tuesday on cd 17 or Wednesday cd 18 after the hcg test of 11, according
>to my chart and an opk. (my chart can be found here:
>http://www.lifecyclesoft.com/cgi-bin/chart.pl/u583m?cycle=5) My hcg test
>this last Tues was 5 (taken on cd 24). I have heard that you cannot
>ovulate with hcg in your system. Could the hcg have left quickly after
>that test and then I ovulated? And could it be possible that this hcg
>level was the result of a new pregnancy?
>Thanks!
>Megan

In my lab, a level of 5 is considered a negative pregnancy test. If you only ovulated onhte day you had the test drawn, tehn this HCG could not reflect a new pregnancy, as HCG is not in yur blood stream until after implantation (roughly a week after ovulation)

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