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Re: 1mo after D&C pregnant and low HCG doubling

From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 16:09:26 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: Deej: "1mo after D&C pregnant and low HCG doubling"

At Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Deej wrote: >
>I had a D&C last month due to a missed miscarriage and last week I
>started feeling pregnancy symptoms again. I went to the doc and they
>did a blood test which came up at 7.7 (which she termed was
>indeterminate) . Yesterday, I took a home pregnancy test and it came up
>positive. When I called my doc and told her this she had me come in for
>more blood work. The test yesterday showed a count of 27.7. The doctor
>is concerned and said that it was too low for a viable pregnancy. Is
>this true?

no. very, very early HCG levels are very, very low -- remember, they start at 0!

Is there a possibility that the pregnancy could be ok even >though the count didn't exactly double every two days? It has been six
>days in between the counts and the doctor said there should be a count
>of about 60.

this is true, but very early, the doubling rule does not hold so well, and in true, the rule is at least a 66% rise every 48 hrs.

She told me to come in again for more blood work in a >week. Please help with any information as I am rather devastated at
>this news. Thanks.

get teh additional blood tests and keep hoping -- the numbers you report do NOT mean a miscarriage is inevitable, but they do mean you need continued follow up

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S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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