PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for November, 2001: Re: hcg Levels-any need to worry?

Re: hcg Levels-any need to worry?

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:49:51 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Nov 2001, f wrote: >
>The gestational sac is 6 weeks 5 days. I had a 48 hour quantitative hcg
>and today it is 22208 from 14000. I had cultures taken, no infections
>and my
>blood is O positive,so no problems there. I had gone
>to see doc wednesday night, because I had an episode of
>brown spotting Tuesday morning when I went to the bathroom and then
>a streak of brown throughout the day and on Wednesday, I had a brown
>stain in the morning when I went to the bathroom, but it was hardly
>noticeable and then
>disappeared later in the day. No spotting since then and my
>doctor wants me to come back next Wednesday to check on things.
>She says some women are fine with not doubling in Hcg or some might
>miscarry. Does my level sound like a risk for miscarriage?

your levels are great -- and an ultraosund should be able to see a fetus and heartbeat

She >makes it sound like I could miscarry. Any ideas on this situation?
>Thanks-

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

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