HCG 12 days past positive opk Posted: 04-27-08 11:38am
Hi
My cycles fluctuate from 28 to 42 days so
when I got a positive opk on 9th April and
blood work showed HCG at 90 and
progesterone at 14 on 22nd April
we were thrilled. But the doctor order
more bloodwork on 24th April which showed
progesterone at 26 and HCG at 267. Are
these good numbers? My doctor said she
expected HCG to be a lot higher???????
Internet research showed that HCG should
double at 48hrs so I don't understand why
the doctor is not happy with the HCG. At a
time when there should be no unnecessary
stress............it would be nice to get
other opinions
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 04-27-08 14:14pm
I don't understand that either.
If you had the bloodwork done 12 days
after your first positive opk, you should
have been 10 days past ovulation. A beta
of 90 then is really good. And it seemed
to increase well within the normal range.
Did you ask her why she wasn't happy with
these numbers?
I say Congrats!! You are definitely
pregnant!! Try to relax and enjoy!!
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 04-27-08 15:18pm
I don't see anything wrong with those
numbers. Did you let them know when your
positive opk was. A lot of doctors just
assume that your period was already due so
then it should be higher. That's about
what my first and second betas were and my
doctor thought they were awesome numbers.
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hatake
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Posted: 04-27-08 15:43pm
Yes, the doctor actualy had done a vaginal
ultrasound on the 10th
and had found the follicle which had not
burst yet. I told the dr. then about the
positive opk on the 9th. It was funny
because after dh got home on the 10th I
told him we had doctor's orders to bd
because of the follicle that was yet to
release the egg.
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hatake
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Posted: 04-27-08 15:49pm
she said that the hcg should be higher and
she put me on 100mg x twice a day
progesterone since i was feeling tired and
she said the 200 mg daily progesterone
would make me less tired. This is our
first pregnancy so we want to be sure we
can enjoy a healthy pregnancy. The doctor
said the hcg was not too high and could be
a blighted ovum????? how can one know with
2 betas
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 04-27-08 16:08pm
He can't know with just two betas. Like I
said, my hcg was about the same as yours
and I have a healthy 3 month old. As long
as it is doubling properly there isn't any
reason to worry.
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