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Re: blighted ovum, missed abortion, brown discharge...D'OH!
From: Tami (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Jul 1999 08:12:49 -0500 (CDT)
Ok I finally got my newest HCG level 1st time it was 3636
one week later it was 4436, not much of a rise, my dr. told me to take
it easy, since it was rising he still considers me preg. The brown
discharge has now turned to bright red spotting. Has anyone had these
conditions and still had a healthy baby?
At Fri, 23 Jul 1999, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>A lesson her...never attempt to do math at night...
>
>>I think the rule of thumb is that your hCG levels should be going up by
>>66% every 48 hours. I think that indicates a pretty valid pregnancy.
>>So, if they did a hCG test last week(say 7/16), and your levels were
>>(this is an arbitrary number) 1000. On the 18th they should be at least
>>1660, on the 20th they would be around 2755, and on the 22nd they would
>>be around 4575 (to figure this, multiply the hCG level you got on the
>>16th by 1.66 and get a result.
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>I believe this is still true.
>
>Below is where I blundered...your levels should be this on the 18th.
>Then multiply this new number by 1.66 and this should be your levels on
>the 20th. Beyond this I think that I'm back on course.
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>> Your hCG level would have been this on
>>the 20th. Use this new number and multiply again by 1.66 and get
>>another result, this should be hour hCG level for the 22nd. IF your new
>>hCG test was today, the levels should be AT LEAST this number. I hope
>>the Drs will correct me if I've gone off kilter.
>>
>Tami, another thing...if the levels are HIGHER than expected, that
>shouldn't indicate a problem unless they are WAY high which could
>indicate a multiple pregnancy. It's when they aren't at a certain
>level, from a baseline that there needs to be given due concern.
>
>Again, Tami, I hope that you get the reassurance you need that your
>pregnancy is proceeding as expected.
>
>Carolyn
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