hcg level

[Pari2009]

hi
i had my embro transfer on aug 17 had my first pregnancy test today the number is 41
please advice if its a normal number or low

[babyprayers]

its ok, did you do any home preg tests before your beta and if so were the positive or negative , you are still ealry,I did IVF and my # 10 days after a 5 day transfer were 43 I have twins, so its ok at this point good luck to you

[AnnieBrooke]

By day 17 after retrieval my clinic would like the number to reach 100.  You don't say whether they transferred 3-day or 5-day embryos, but it sounds like you have time to get there if the number is 41 already.

[Pari2009]

no i didnt do any home pregnancy test and they transfered 2 embroy on day 5
I am very worried we are trying from 8 years and had 6-7 early miscarriages, i am praying that in next blood test it should get double.
i was thinking that this (41) might a low number.
but anyways thanks for your reply. I am hoping for good.

[Pari2009]

and sorry i forgot to ask if you had twins already or you are waiting for them.
and if you are waiting do you know if  you have boys or girls

[babyprayers]

nope my twins are 1 already, I transferred 2 embies on day 5, december 15th, december 24th was first beta and it was 43, I did another a few days later and it was like 231 then it kept going up from there, I wish you all the best, stay postive

[AnnieBrooke]

It's not so much a low number as an early number.  Keep your hopes up!

[Pari2009]

hi
after how many days your hcg level was 231
i had my 3rd hcg test today and the the number is 241,they booked me for 7 week ultrasound
I have no symptoms yet?

[40smama]

Congratulations on your good number - I didn't have any symptoms until around 7 weeks pregnant and boy did they hit!  I'm sure once your number gets higher, you'll be experiencing plenty of them.

[Pari2009]

hi I am very scared, i am 6 week pregnant but i have no symptoms at all, my doctor booked me for ultrasound on 19 sep.

i had my transfer on Aug 17th and how they calcuate week after transfer do they go by periods as normal?

some please advise me on symptoms?

[AnnieBrooke]

Yes, they use the counting method that goes by periods, because that is the way all the charts and books are written.  So, with 5-day embryos, your conception date would be August 12, and counting the medical way (as of first day of last period, except that with IVF it is not a natural period so they just count back two weeks) your pregnancy would have started with a "first day of last period" of July 29th.  Thus as of today, September 7,  you would be 5 weeks 5 days pregnant.

I had almost no symptoms at that point in pregnancy, that was true both times and both times I was carrying twins at that point.  If twins would not give you symptoms, I don't know what would.

Good luck on the 19th!

[Pari2009]

thanks Annie, I will let you know the results.

thanks again.you think with my numbers it could be twins or not?
my hcg level was
1st 41
2nd 94
3rd 241

[AnnieBrooke]

Were each of the three tests 48 hours apart or so?

[AnnieBrooke]

If the last two tests were only 48 hours apart, it could be that both embryos "took,"  However, at my clinic they made it a point to caution us that "vanished twin" happens a lot, and you could certainly prove it by me -- my first pregnancy one of the twins faded at 8 weeks gestation, and I had a healthy singleton.  My second pregnancy I miscarried twins.  So no matter what answer you get on the 19th, keep somewhat reserved...vanished twin is very common.  The reason I say that it might be that both embryos took is that although the numbers were low, they are doubling rapidly (that is, if the last 2 numbers were 48 hours or less apart.)  Some people believe doubling faster than the norm is a sign of twins.  I could not have proved that by my hCG numbers, though.  It's all such a guess at this stage!!!.