Re: Misscarriage and HCG

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Thank you so much. Now I have peace in my mind.

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Helen

At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote:
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>At Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Helen wrote:
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>>Hi, doctors and all,
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>>How long does it take HCG back to 0, if miscarriage happened?
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>I am worried about if the miscarriage was completed or not.
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>>Thank you very much.
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>>Helen
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>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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>This is for educational purposes only, and is neither designed nor intended to replace consultation with and examination by a licensed medical professional.
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