My daughter has been having serial hcg
levels for the last two weeks. She has
had them approx. Every two days- her
first and second was 16 , her third was
59, fourth was 90, and her last one was
100. I know that this is not normal - is
it an ectopic pregnancy? Her last period
was on october 1st. She has had no
bleeding or abdominal pain. Can she have
an ultrasound now before her levels go
over 1500 to find out if it is ectopic?
Could this be indicative of something
other than an ectopic pregnancy? Please
help!
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Suzy
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Sep 2003 Posts: 530
Posted: 11-24-03 17:09pm
Hi terri,
your daughters hcg levels look fine to me,
they are certainly not declining at all,
if anything they are doubling every couple
of days, which is exactly what they should
be doing. If the levels were declining
very quickly, then she could suspect a
miscarriage. If the levels rushed up very
quickly and then declined quickly, then
she could suspect an ectopic. Has she
been to the doctor to have her levels
checked ? I truly don't know if an
ultrasound would be warranted at this
stage of pregnancy, it is very early and
the doctors may not even see anything on
the scan. The fact that she has had no
bleeding and no abdominal pain, everything
sounds fine and i'm sure she will go on to
have a very normal pregnancy.
Good luck
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maggie58
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Posts: 1 Location: oakland
Hcg Levels Posted: 11-26-03 19:41pm
I am worried about my daughter she is 24
years old this is her second pregnancy and
she is in her 2nd trimester, she went to
the doctor 2-3 days ago and the doctor
did a sonogram and had, had previous blood
tests, she is high risk with gestational
diabetes and has some high blood pressure
and some swelling, she pre eclamptic last
pregnancy, but this time her ob told; her
that her hcg levels are very high and
that she will need to have weekly nst's
what does this indicate? Does she have a
placenta previa? Or is she somehow in
some danger of loosing the pregnancy? She
states she feels good and she looks good,
the baby is active , what's going on,
what are the possibilities and what should
we watch for or do? Thanks--concerned mom
