Can somebody please help me and give me a straight answer???
I went and got my blood test done today.
One qualitative and one yes/no test. They won't do an ultrasound without it being ordered even though I want it done.
I don't have the yes/no results yet, but the qualitative one is telling me my HCG level is 0.5. Is there any possible way I could still be pregnant?
I spoke to one nurse who told me women don't normally carry the HCG hormone in their blood and that any indication is usually the beginning of a pregnancy. Can someone else give me their thoughts please?!
I don't want to freak you out, but this was my experience. I had a miscarriage a few months back and that is exactly what my levels were. My doctor said that we definitely conceived, but the pregnancy never took hold. He told me most womens levels when pregant are in the 100's even the 1000's and mine were .5. You really need to talk to your doc and have him explain and give you a straight answer.
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Based on what I've researched and experienced:
Anything less then a 5 is considered a negative result. The only way you could be pregnant is if implantation has not yet occurred. In that case an ultrasound would do nothing. Your body doesn't start producing HCG until implantation and that is about 10 days after fertilization. They cant see anything on ultrasound until about 5 weeks (3 weeks after fertilization).
I'm pretty sure this is not what you want to hear, but its a straight answer....as straight as I can get it.
I have no idea what that nurse was thinking, because HCG is present in your blood BEFORE your urine.
Guideline to hCG levels during pregnancy:
hCG levels in weeks from LMP (gestational age)* :
- 3 weeks LMP: 5 - 50 mIU/ml
- 4 weeks LMP: 5 - 426 mIU/ml
- 5 weeks LMP: 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml
- 6 weeks LMP: 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml
- 7 - 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 - 229,000 mIU/ml
- 9 - 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml
- 13 - 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml
- 17 - 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml
- 25 - 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/ml
- Non-pregnant females: <5.0 mIU/ml
- Postmenopausal females: <9.5 mIU/ml
Do you have any idea how far along you would be if you were pregnant? Sorry to be negative, but generally, anything under 5 is considered not pregnant.
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- Bri-Kachu
on Nov. 25, 2009 at 2:03 PM