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Re: are they different?

From: Abby (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 19 Aug 2001 16:51:56 -0500 (CDT)


At Sun, 19 Aug 2001, anon wrote: >
>hello,
>Could you explain something for me? If I had a blood draw for HCG and a
>hpt on the same day, could the serum test show a level of say 25, and
>the HPT be neg or only slightly +?
>
>I guess what I mean is by the time the hcg has reached the urinary tract
>is there less than in the blood stream ?
>thanks for any insight,

I think that it might be. I had a dr. on this board tell me that the levels of hcg in the blood and the urine can be different. Also, I had a friend who tested negative on an hpt and that same day had a blood hcg level of over 250!Try a search on this board for more information.






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