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Re: 4 1/2 wks - hcg is 2300 BUT, progesterone is<5

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 6 Oct 2001 10:51:04 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 6 Oct 2001, patricia wrote: >
>Hello and I hope you can answer this. I have been through a series of
>blood tests due to my hcg/prg levels but even my doctor is confused and
>isn't communicating to me based on guesses. I ask you to please guess
>and tell me if having an HCG level of 2300 and a Progesterone level of
><5 is a miscarriage. Had an unltra sound just before 5 weeks and it
>showed a gestational sac. Should I have seen anything more? And, what
>does the difference in those levels mean? - My doc says that the HCG is
>fine but the extremely low prg level isn't making sense. She did a
>cervical exam and it was closed. Please respond - I have went through
>this forum 101 times and nothing exactly fits my situation.....PLEASE
>HELP..............ps - i have also been doing some on/off bleeding of
>bright red along with passing some tissue. Have I miscarried or am i
>going to or what?

Patricia

In general, a progesterone of less than 5 is a very ominous finding. At less than 5 weeks, only a sac is seen. At 6 weeks, sac and yolk sac and often fetal pole. At 7 weeks, all the above plus fetal heart motion.

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

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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