Re: -do hcg?? Relax?, Part II

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Thank you for answering. Should I worry about the varying HPT results - some are darker than the control, some the same, some come up quickly, some don't? All have been positive. They have been different brands. It the varying appearance a bad sign?

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Karen

At Tue,  9 Sep 2003, Hector Nemirovsky M.D. wrote:
>
>Wait, there is nothing else you can do.
>
>At Tue,  9 Sep 2003, karen wrote:
>>
>>I am 35 and have an 11 year old and a 6 year old.  No complications with
>>them.  I had one "chemical pregnancy" last month.  I am currently 4w6d
>>pregnant.  My levels at 14DPO were hcg 178, progesterone 48.  I have
>>been using an over the counter natural progesterone supplement which is
>>supposed to deliver 20mg/day.  My ob is reluctant to redraw levels -
>>seems confident by history.  I am concerned because I am older and my
>>pregnancy symptoms are mild even transient- I have retaken HPT's several
>>times - they are always positive but some are darker than others
>>(different kinds).  No cramping/spotting.
>>
>>Should I insist on the blood levels? Can I just go to the lab and pay
>>out of pocket? Would the progesterone cream mask a non-viable pregnancy?
>>
>>Thank you - your help is most sincerely appreciated.
>>
>>--
>>Karen
>>
>--
>Hector Nemirovsky M.D.
>Fmr Head Obstetrics Division, Hospital Fernández, Buenos Aires, Argentina
>Fmr Assistant Professor in Obstetrics at Medical School, Buenos Aires University, Argentina
>Private Practice,
>Buenos Aires,
>Argentina
>
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Karen






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