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Re: HCG levels and anembryonic pregancy

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 1 May 2001 12:00:44 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 1 May 2001, Scott wrote: >
>Do HCG levels continue to rise with an anembryonic pregnancy. I posted
>before that at 6w5d LMP u/s showed just an empty sac. Her HCG level
>that day was 6866. Then 48 hrs later it was up to 10411. That is right
>at the 66% increase.
>Help,
>Scott

They can for a while, but it is rare. I would be more concerned about the potenial for an ectopic pregnancy, with the "gestational sac" being a small pool of blood.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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