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Re: Hcg levels

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 13:42:16 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 17 Mar 2001, amanda wrote: >
>On Wed my blood test showed positive for pregnancy, but very early
>pregnancy (13 days after ovulation). the hcg level was 42.8 . they
>want me to go in for more blood next wed (one week after original test).
>my question is that if the levels are supposed to increase or double
>every 48 hrs why can't i go in earlier? I am going crazy with
>anticipation. should I call and ask to be seen earlier. I have been
>ttc for 1 yr and finally conceived with progesterone and estrogen patch.
>also, does a faint line on home test correlate to amt of hcg level in
>urine?
>thanks

Amanda

The test line does have a correlation with the amount of hcg in the urine. However, you are very early pregnant and your hcg level verifies that. I would follow your docs orders as the 48 hour doubling is the utopian ideal, but I think we all have had patients that do not follow this curve and still have successful pregnancies. Thus we do not always push for the 48 hour testing in all cases. Hope this helps.

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

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