Re: 2 questions re. home preg test and miscarriage - conflicting information?

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At Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Julie wrote: >
>One of the best ways to know early on if your pregnancy is viable is to
>have 2 blood tests 48 hrs apart. If the hcg level roughly doubles in
>that period then chances are your pregnancy is fine. If the hcg levels
>are dropping that could indicate a miscarriage. If you don't want to
>wait until your visit, I would get some blood work done.
>
>Hope this helps and good luck!
>
>At Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Jan wrote:
>>
>>I am 6.5 weeks since LMP. I tested positive for pregnancy a couple of
>>weeks ago (urine and blood tests). I have had quite a lot of spotting
>>for the past 5 days, but no clots. I know that that can be fine, or it
>>can mean miscarriage, but today my breasts aren't very sore anymore
>>either. I called my doctor's office to ask if I could come in for a
>>heartbeat check, and the nurse said that wouldn't be conclusive until
>>about 8 weeks.
>>
>>Question 1: How often can you detect it sooner? My first appointment is
>>scheduled for about 7.5 weeks and I'm wondering, if we don't see a
>>heartbeat, how long it will take before we know for sure if I've
>>miscarried?
>>
>>Question 2: The nurse said in the meantime I could take a home pregnancy
>>test and if it's positive then I'm still pregnant, I haven't miscarried.
>>But I've seen postings here where the doctors say that you CAN still
>>test positive, even for weeks following a miscarriage. I don't want to
>>get a positive result, get my hopes up, and then find out I've missed.
>>Would a home test be conclusive?
>>
>>Thank you for your time. You're all very very helpful.
>
>--
>Julie
>

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