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Re: HCG Levels...would like several DR's opinions and ladies experiences

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:49:32 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Kate wrote: >
>I had IVF on June 5th...2 ET's.
>My HCG level at 5 weeks/4 days is 1799... u/s shows "it" is still there
>but too small for echo yet. Is there any chance that this pregnancy is
>viable? My DR says I will miscarry soon as it is not growing fast
>enough. Is there any hope?

A single hCG level tells nothing. It takes serial hCG's to know if a pregnancy is progressing normally.

At an hCG of 2000, one should be able to see some evidence of a pregnancy and you say they do at 1799 so that at least is normal;.

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