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Re: HCG Levels After D&C??

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:07:08 -0500 (CDT)

At Thu, 25 Sep 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>I am 29 and after trying 6 months, got pregnant. I had a missed
>abortion 8 weeks later & a d&c. There was no fetal pole or fetal heart
>beat. The doctor told me that it wasnt a molar pregnancy & that I could
>start trying again. The next time I get pregnant should I have my
>progesterone levels monitored in case that was the reason I miscarried??
>How long does it typically take for HCG levels to come down after a D&C?
>Do they decrease faster after a natural miscarriage vs a D&C?

If it was a missed abortion it will take less time :2 weeks perhaps. 

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Alicia Lapidus MD
Head Obstetrics Division,
Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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