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Re: worried - beta numbers

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 19:32:48 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 29 Jun 2001, np wrote: >
>I am 27 days piui pregnant. On Tuesday (day 24) my beta was 5000. Now,
>day 27, its 9000. I have had three miscarriages? Should I start
>expecting the worst?

no, this is still within the normal 66% rise -- but why is your doc still doing hcgs at this point? With these levels an ultrasound should show the heartbeat, which is a heck of a lot more reassuring than hcg levels anyway >
>Thanks very much

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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