pregnant or not?, so confused please help!

[emily262]

hi im 24years old and was diagnosed with pcos about 3years ago and have been trying for a baby for the last 3.5yrs. I do not have regular periods but on april 22nd i had a period lasting just a few days and very light then about 4weeks later i began feeling over tired and had a very strange taste in mouth.
As i told a friend she suggested doing a pregnancy test, so i did. the first was negative then i had 2 positive with very faint lines. When i went to the doctors i had a blood test and that also was confirmed as pregnant with hcg of 4.
i was told anything above 3 was a positive.
Over the folowing 2weeks i had abother 3 blood tests. The hcg however was not increasing and stayed at 4 so the doc said i would miscarry.
however 3 weeks later no miscarriage so today i went for a scan. i was told there was no baby or even a sign of pregnancy.
How can this happen? is this possible? can you miscarriage and not know?
please help as i am sooo confused and dont know what to think.

em

[Sheaby]

I also was diagnosed with pcos, but my doctor immediately scheduled me for surgery to correct it since she knew we were TTC.  If your doctor hasn't reccommended it, I would switch doctors.  Actually, I would switch anyways since your dr said anything over 3 hcg is positive.  5 and under normal for non-pregnant women, and usually a doctor won't consider a positive until at least 25.  My first level was 46 and my dr said that was only a day or two pregnant.  I got lucky that my regular dr is also a fertility specialist.  If you've been TTC for this long, please find a new doctor who is willing to help you.

[JoyRenee]

I agree- most doctors won't say you are pregnant unless HCG is over 25. Under 5-10 MIU is considered not pregnant.

It sounds like you may have had a chemical pregnancy, which is VERY common with PCOS. I also have PCOS and I can sympathize. I am so very, very sorry!

[Clysta]

I've never heard of having an hCG at 4 and it being positive. I've been told anything under 5 is negative. I don't think there's even a pregnancy test sensitive enough on the markets that can pick up an hCG that low. Personally it doesn't sound as though you were ever actually pregnant, but it's impossible to say.