Re: What is going? I'm I pregant or did I have a miscarriage?
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 22:34:20 -0600 (CST)
With the numbers stabilizing and decreasing slightly, the pregnancy is
not a viable one. The only thing to determine is whether it's a
miscarriage or a very unlikely possibility of an ectopic pregnancy. That
second opinion may be helpful along with followups of the HCGs every few
days. With 734, you wouldn't be expecting to see anything much.
Hope this helps and write back anytime for more information.
HSM
At Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Donna wrote:
>
>I should be 7 weeks 1 day. I started spotting then bleeding at 5 weeks.
>I had a ultrasound done at 5 1/2 weeks, they said they didnt see
>anything. That i was probably having a miscarriage. Then they tell me
>that they want to do blood work every 48 hours to make sure my HCG
>levels were going down, they were not going down they were going up but
>not doubling. Today i get a call, the dr. says by blood from yesterday
>my HCG levels was 734, on Wed they were 736, so she said it looks like i
>did have a miscarriage since they went down and they didnt see anything
>on my ultrasound that was done at 5 1/2 weeks. My dr. is a family
>doctor and said all my OB appt. they could do or they could referral me
>out to an OB, should i go to an OB for a second opinion? My progestrone
>was low also, so they put me on prometrium 200 mg 3 times a day, it went
>up from 2.4 to 175, then they told me to go to 2 times daily since it
>was so high, now it is at 35. Any info would be great. I am in the
>dark on this, and by dr. said that this is strange to her. Thanks
--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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