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hcg levels

by miraculous, Jul 01, 2009 05:24PM

hi there


just had my hcg results back, they date me at 5 weeks 6 days and my level is hcg 9400 and prog 120. Does the hcg level seem high or normal? If I look at the guidelines it's in the normal range but I really worry about chromosome abnormalities due to my age.
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by melimeli, Jul 01, 2009 06:38PM
sounds high to me but it will depend on if the dating is correct which it isn´t always.. also maybe twins

by adgal, Jul 01, 2009 06:40PM
It's a bit on the high side, but being off by only a day or two can make a difference.  And it's not crazy high, nothing I would worry about.  I'm with Meli...maybe there is 2?

by nikki5478, Aug 22, 2009 08:56PM
To: miraculous
What happened with your hcg levels? Did everything turn out ok? I am in the same boat now, dating 5.3 wks by ultrasound yesterday and my hcg on the same day was 10,000. I don't want to bother my OB about it over the weekend, but I'm worried about it being so high. How did it turn out for you? Do you know what else can cause it to be high? I would love to hear your experience.

Nicole

by rubyinparadise, Aug 23, 2009 09:17AM
FWIW, my hcg level was 83,000 at 6.5 weeks and 143,000 4 days later, and neither my GP nor midwife seemed to think there was anything to be concerned about. My midwife just said "This baby is an overachiever!" :)

I went for genetic counselling a couple of weeks later and I mentioned it to the counselor, and she didn't raise an eyebrow. She said that when they test hcg as part of the screening for Downs, they are checking for a "different protein". Not sure what that means, but she did say, "The fact that your hcg is high now doesn't necessarily mean anything."

Guess I will know more in a few weeks when I get my scans done but for now I'm just not going to worry about it. I  think your numbers are fine. :)

by rubyinparadise, Aug 23, 2009 09:28AM
oh no... i just saw your other post. i am so very sorry that it turned out to be trisomy 18 for you. you are in my thoughts today.
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