Re: HCG #'s MORE than doubling, I'm concerned..

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I know EXACTLY where you are coming from. At the start of this pregnancy, 13 days past ovulation, my bHCG was 64. At 15 dpo it came back at 1300. I completely freaked out! When I posted to this forum Dr Wang wrote back that it could be normal, could be multiples or it could also indicate a molar pregnancy. Needless to say, that sent me into hysterics. However, neither of my two m/w offices were concerned at all. And, as it turns out, the lab made a mistake and the official counts were 64 and 230. But the m/w office said that there is often a big gap in figures and even if there hadn't been a lab error it was still nothing to be concerned about (I'm now in my 25th week). Check out the site http://www.paternityangel.com - they have a great article about the variations in bHCG results. In another week your OB should be able to see the pregnancy via ultrasound, and that should answer a lot of questions. I was told that symptoms of a molar pregnancy include bleeding and EXTREME sickness, neither of which you mentioned. I don't know much about injectibles, but I do know that they carry an increase of multiples - perhaps you are just doubly (or, gulp, triply!) blessed. In anycase, try not to stress too much about it, just take care of yourself and ask for a confirmation u/s next week.

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Amanda

At Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Lizabeth wrote:
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>I am currently 5wks 4days.  Last monday, I had an hcg beta done and it
>was 712, yesterday, Thursday, I had a repeat and it was 4,463.  I am so
>concerned as I have had 4 miscarriages in 3 years (my most recent mc
>being chromosonal~47xx).
>I did injectibles this month with a shot to make me ovulate and timed
>intercourse.  I was followed with ultrasounds and only had one follicle
>develope.
>This is my fifth pregnancy and all the rest have not made it, I just
>cried today when I found out the level because I am concerned that there
>may be something wrong chromosonally to make the # more than double.
>
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>Lizabeth
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