Re: Rate that HCG drops after D&C

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Thanks, Jenny! It is always so encouraging to hear stories about that. Alison

>At Mon, 21 May 2001, jwang, M.D. wrote:
>>
>>At Mon, 21 May 2001, Alison wrote:
>>>
>>>Hi. I had a d&c on 4/27 at about 11 wks (no h/b detected; fetus
>>>appeared to be about 9w3d). I stopped bleeding after 2 days and had
>>>brown staining for about 2 weeks. At 2 1/2 weeks post-d&C (5/16), I had
>>>a follow-up appt which still showed an hcg level of 62. They did
>>>another follow-up 2 days later and it was 33. I have the following
>>>questions:
>>>
>>>1. Is this dropping at a normal rate, or is this considered to be slow
>>>after a d&c?
>>
>>Appears normal.
>>
>>>2. I felt like I ovulated 2 wks after the d&c - is this possible since
>>>I still had hcg levels of 62+ at the time? Can you ovulate with hcg in
>>>your blood?
>>
>>I guess you could, but not likely in your case, since you just had the
>>d&c
>>
>>>3. Will opks work if there is any hcg remaining in your blood?
>>>
>>Yes, they should.
>>
>>>Thank you for any help; it is much appreciated. Alison
>>
>>--
>>J Wang, M.D
>>Assitant Clinical Prof.
>>Tufts University School of Medicine
>>
>>statements are informational only and should not constitute a medical plan or treatment recommendation.
>>

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