I have known quite a few friends who have had misscarriages and HCGs levels usually return to normal after 6 weeks or even sooner but it differs from person to person. I am sorry for your lost and hope that it is a real positive. Chances are good though if it has been 8 weeks.
HI!
The best thing to do is to have a quantitative beta hcg done and then repeated in 48 hours. If it is due to the miscarriage, it will be dropping. If it is a new pregnancy, it should be rising. If it is a tubal pregnancy, it may stay about the same. One other remote possibility is persistent gestational trophoblastic disease. If you were my patient, I would definitely want you to have the blood tests!
Good luck--I hope its a new pregnancy!
Dr B
i also had a miscarriage back in august...
when i went to go get birth controll.
they said i was pregnant.
my mouth hit the floor.
but they told me..tht the body will carry the pregnancy hormone for 2-6 weeks,
but mine didnt go back to normal after 9.
it is also the same when a women has a abortion..
so i am sure you are ok.
good luck.
maybe you can help me with my question?
I went to the doctor today and he couldn't tell me anything as I started bleeding lightly yesterday. For now he scheduled another appointment next week and sent me for blood work.
ive just been sent home from hosp waiting to miscarry but i was told can be in your system for 6wks or more. glad u c doc soon hope u r pregnant. good luck x
Hi, firstly i wanted to say i'm sorry for your loss. i've also been through the same thing about 5 weeks ago. i no how devastating that is. well for me my doctor did a blood test every week to make sure the hcg level was going down. and he did say u could get a false/positive too. but thats good u have a doctors appt. they can tell u for sure. gud luk with everything.
I am apologize for my rudeness first. But it is obvious that you do not know about miscarriages to give me that piece of advice. I shouldn't wait a few weeks and take another test after it has been 8 weeks already. If the test can still detect hCG levels it means one of two things 1) I am pregnant or 2) part of the embryo are still inside me and I must have an operation before I have an infection. That was horrible advice wait a few weeks...
I have already contacted my doctor and have an appointment for next week. I posted the question to learn a little more about how long it can take hCG levels to return to normal and the chances of me being pregnant.
Maybe but I think you should take it again in about a few weeks or wait til your next cycle.