PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for September, 2001: Re: 'hcg'- answers ?? or always a mystery ??

Re: 'hcg'- answers ?? or always a mystery ??

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 3 Sep 2001 16:43:59 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 2 Sep 2001, Megan wrote: >
>Hi, i would like to know how it's possible to have two postive urine
>tests (different brands), and one negative blood test from samples taken
>all on the same day, assuming there were no errors with any tests ???
>This happened to me and the only theory i can come up with is that my
>miscarriage happened days before the tests and that the concentration of
>hcg must linger longer in urine than it does blood .Can that be it , or
>is there another reason for it ?
>I need to know how this is possible as i hear it happens alot and may
>even happen to me again , so any info would be appreciated greatly.
>Thankyou !!
>
>--
>Megan
>

Megan

No, that is not it. The hcg will persist in the blood longer. The most likely answer is that they were false positive urine tests.

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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

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