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Re: Dr. Lapidus -- didn't phrase my question clearly!

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:50:15 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 12 Sep 2002, Gayle wrote: >
>Original Posting:
>At five weeks pregnant, I had an HCG level of 1700. The doctor told me
>that was great. I know there is quite a range of "normals" for each
>given time in a pregnancy. My question is this: Does the woman with
>levels at the high end of the range have a better chance of a successful
>pregnancy than the woman at the mid or lower end of the range? Thank you
>for any help you can give me.
>
>I understand that levels should double every 24-72 hours. I also
>understand that to be more certain of a viable pregnancy, you need
>repeated quantitative levels every few days to see that the levels are
>increasing.
>
>What I wanted to know is if two women have widely different levels at
>the same time in their pregnancy, does the woman with the higher level
>have a greater chance of a successful pregnancy than the woman with the
>lower level? Again, thank you.

Yes, but there other factors that may changet he outcome of a pregnancy.

-- Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol Buenos Aires Argentina

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