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Re: Misscarriage and HCG

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 20:54:43 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Helen wrote: >
>Hi, doctors and all,
>
>How long does it take HCG back to 0, if miscarriage happened?
>
>I had a miscarriage on 1/20 at 6weeks 3days. On that day, HCG was 1920.
>2 days later (1/22), HCG back to 580. My doc decided no D&C for me.
>
>9 days later (1/29), HCG was still above 0 (the doc didn't leave the
>number on my answer machine). Please advise if this is normal.
>
>I am worried about if the miscarriage was completed or not.
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>--
>Helen
>

HCG drops at about the same rate that it rises as a rule of thumb, so how long really depends on how high it got in the first place. It drops by about half every 2 days. I would not have recommended a D&C in this case either. They are more dangerous than natural miscarriages.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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