My last period was on Dec 13, 2006. I took
a few home pregnancy test over the last 3
days and all were positive. Today I had
minor cramping and seen the dr. I had
blood work done and my HCG level is 34,
the Dr. said I am going to miscarry even
though I show no signs. There is no
bleeding or spotting, he said it was clean
when he did the exam. Is 34 low for only
being about 17 days pregnant. I am feeling
fiine.
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Pregnancy Answer A2161 Posted: 01-22-07 04:15am
One test result for blood levels of HCGs
is not conclusive enough to draw
conclusions about a pregnancy's prognosis
and possible miscarriage. Several
HCG-level measurements are necessary to
draw a conclusion about miscarriage. In
normal pregnancies, the HCG-levels almost
doubles every 2 days. If HCG-levels do not
increase by 60% over 2 days ago, or if
HCG-levels decrease, there is a
possibility for miscarriage.
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