WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1997: Re: the pregnancy hormone

Re: the pregnancy hormone

From: Dr (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 28 Sep 1997 13:40:16 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 28 Sep 1997, Lana wrote: >
>Hi, I have a friend that took a home pregnancy tests and it came out
>positive. She went to some sort of family planning clinic and that test
>came out positive as well. They said it was based on the amount of, I
>believe it's called, hcg hormone in her urine.
>
>It turns out that she was NOT pregnant, that she had a high amount of
>hcg in her system because of something else. This was a long time ago
>so I'm trying to remember all that she said but I BELIEVE she said
>something about her body being fooled into thinking she was pregnant so,
>therefore; it produced the hcg in error.
>
>What would cause this to happen? I've wondered for a long time but
>didn't want to bother my doctor with a random medical question that I
>wasn't experiencing....I just recently got online....so....I chose to
>ask you instead! :)

HCG is near from LH. HCG is the pregnancy hormone and LH is the ovulation hormone. Some tests are not specific and can't discriminate the two. If you want to be sure you have to search beta HCG.

-- Bernard Cristalli MD CNGOF AIHP - ACCA Paris - France http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm

note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of an examination.

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