@katrina2017 It says IU/L
howdoesitfeel
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@howdoesitfeel I’ve looked at that and it seems like my value is high, I don’t understand.
@howdoesitfeel They said their range is 1000-50000 for 4-5 weeks.
@csf What kind of clinic is this?! OB, fertility, or just normal primary care? I would absolutely get a second opinion from an OB. They’re scaring you for absolutely no reason.
My HCG was 737 at 16 DPO and 1910 at 18 DPO and my doctor said it was quite high. They even said it could be twins (it’s not). I’ve read many, many posts and comments of women with HCG levels half of mine or even lower that go on to have perfectly healthy pregnancies. Do NOT let this scare you - they’re giving you bad info!
My HCG was 737 at 16 DPO and 1910 at 18 DPO and my doctor said it was quite high. They even said it could be twins (it’s not). I’ve read many, many posts and comments of women with HCG levels half of mine or even lower that go on to have perfectly healthy pregnancies. Do NOT let this scare you - they’re giving you bad info!
@csf I’m so sorry they’re even giving you a reason to worry. Whatever range they’re looking at clearly differs significantly from any OB I’ve ever heard of, as well as all studies I’ve read and even ACOG.
They are correct that the second HCG level is what’s most helpful to determine the viability of the pregnancy this early though. My clinic told me as long as my level rose more than 60% over 48 hours, that was a good sign.
My best advice is to try to relax and know that this is out of your hands at this point. That can be hard for some and very freeing to think about for others. I am a highly anxious person and what helps me is just telling myself that my body and the embryo will do what they’re designed to do, and if the embryo is compatible with life it will be okay. Hang in there
They are correct that the second HCG level is what’s most helpful to determine the viability of the pregnancy this early though. My clinic told me as long as my level rose more than 60% over 48 hours, that was a good sign.
My best advice is to try to relax and know that this is out of your hands at this point. That can be hard for some and very freeing to think about for others. I am a highly anxious person and what helps me is just telling myself that my body and the embryo will do what they’re designed to do, and if the embryo is compatible with life it will be okay. Hang in there
singleloser50
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@singleloser50 This makes me feel better. I just can’t fathom how they’d have been to wrong. I spoke to two separate nurses….
singleloser50
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@singleloser50 Definitely wasn’t, I can see the lab result in my virtual chart. I was thrilled with the number until I spoke to the nurses.
singleloser50
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@singleloser50 They know when my lmp was and I didn’t ever give them the information as to when I ovulated. After I said I was 17 days after ovulation they stuck to that the hcg level should be 1000-50000. Honestly, to me the only thing that makes sense is they are completely wrong and their results actually go from conception and not lmp. But I just can’t fathom how they’d make such a big mistake. The whole reason I’m having the labs drawn is because a year ago I had slow rising hcg that looked like an ectopic and I had to have a D&E to remove it which diagnosed it as intrauterine. I can’t imagine they’d be that careless…. But then again I guess I can based on this feedback.