WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2000: Re: miscarriage and hcg levels

Re: miscarriage and hcg levels

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Nov 2000 03:46:19 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 29 Nov 2000, krysta wrote: >
>Hi on nov 2,2000, i had a miscarriage at 9 weeks, and they did a d&c on
>the 3rd.
>now im still getting pg symptoms,like dizzyness and morning sickness, so
>I asked my doctor why this is and he did a hcg level testing on the 28th
>which came back at level 10, now could this be from the miscarriage or
>am i pregnant again?

Tough to know if this very low level is residual or the very beginning of a rise. The only way to be sure is to check another test. Given the fact that you had the D&C on the 3rd, I would not expect the current HCG to be a product of that pregnancy, unless there was some residual pregnancy tissue retained in the uterus following the D&C or there was an ectopic pregnancy-which would have likely caused some symptoms by now if present... Check another test... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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