Re: hcg high then drop

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Susan
>>Hello, I am pregnant for the first time at 35.  My initial hcg level at
>>29 days past ovulation was 149,000.  I went to the emergency room 5 days
>>later with pelvic and low back pain and the level came back over
>>200,000, but U/S showed intrauterine pregnancy with good fetal heart
>>rate.  No one told me these readings were high until I saw my OB 17 days
>>later, but he just saw the second lab test.  Tested again that day,came
>>back at 142,000.  The Nurse Practioner said this was strange that this
>>level would be below the initial test, but everything on the U/S she
>>administered looked normal with a single pregnancy.  Five days later,
>>retook test and the results are 72,000.  Unfortunately, all the
>>providers were not in the office this Friday when my test results came
>>back(to primary care Dr.)Please advise as to what might cause this, as I
>>have taken a lot of medication in the past and am concerned as to the
>>health of this baby.  Thank you.
>Susan
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>Once you get high enough your levels can fluctuate.  The drop to 142,000
>is ok, but I am not sure what to make of the drop to 72,000.  I would
>sit tight and call docs on mon
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>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
>Pregnancy and Birth Section
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
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