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hcg levels

My last period was 09/29. I tested positive on my first &ome test on 10/26. On 10/31 my dr office confirmed I was pregnant. On 11/10 I started spotting brown, so the next day 11/11 I went to my doctors for a hcg blood test and an ultrasound. My hcg level was 19001900 and my ultrasound measured at 5the weeks so all they could see is a sac. I have continued to spot going back and forth between pink and brown since Thursday and so I went back today 11/14 and my hcg level was only 2200. I don't go back for another ultrasound until friday. The doctor didn't seem worried that my level did not double in 3 days and said I would have to wait until friday to see if there is a heartbeat. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? What is going on with me I am so worried....
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489000 tn?1364302227
I am very sorry for your loss.
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Wednesday night i ended up miscarrying. i went back to the doctors on Thursday and my levels had already dropped back down to the 800 range. hopefully i will have better luck next time.
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489000 tn?1364302227
You should call your OB to let them know of any changes.  Bleeding in the beginning can be due to so many things.  I had a friend that bled so badly in early pg and it was due to a friable cervix and she went on to have a very healthy baby. And I did bleed with cramping and I had a m/c. You can cramp b/c your uterus is affected by it's new roommate and not be a m/c.

Sorry...but it is so hard to tell what your body is doing...the scan should shed some light on this.
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what about if i am experiencing some cramping and the brown blood seems to be happening more than it was?
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489000 tn?1364302227
It is the not knowing that is so hard to handle. I thought when your numbers reached a certain point, the doubling really didn't come in to play as much.
Per the American Pregnancy Association:

In a bout 85% of normal pregnancies, the hCG level will double every 48 - 72 hours. As you get further along in pregnancy and the hCG level gets higher, the time it takes to double can increase to about every 96 hours.

Caution must be used in making too much of hCG numbers. A normal pregnancy may have low hCG levels and result in a perfectly healthy baby. The results from an ultrasound after 5 - 6 weeks gestation are much more accurate than using hCG numbers.


http://www.*****************.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html
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Oh yeah and I forgot to mention I am 6 weeks and 4 days since my last period today
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