hcg hormone

[pandora9049]

Hi, Christie, or anyone who can answer this.  In pregnancy does the body begin producing hcg hormones from conception or after implantation?  Thanks in advnace for any info.
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[yma611]

I had INVitro Fertilization done, and gave birth to twin boys.  The invitro was very calculated.  I had a positive pregnancy test 10 days after they transfered my eggs back inside of me.  The embryos were 5days old when they put them back, and in 10days my urine & blood tested positive.  That would make them 15days old, and they were secreting hcg.  also my hcg blood levels were so high on the 10th day, they knew I was having twins.  The embryo secretes the hcg hormone instantly, I am sure, even before implantation, it just goes undectected until the embryo grows.  They are also able to tell if the embryo is healthy by the hcg levels.  If you #'s double everyother day, that is a good sign.  I had an ectopic as well, and the hcg levels grew but did not double, and they knew by the 1st two blood draws that the pregnancy would not make it.

[tnt406]

HI IT IS PROBABLY AFTER IMPLANTANTION.IT TAKES ABOUT 1 OR 2 MONTHS FOR THE HCG HORMONE TO SHOW UP IN YOUR BLOOD OR URINE.THE ONLY WAY TO FIND OUT IS TO HAVE PREGNANCY TEST.IF YOU HAVE MISSED ONE,AND USUALLY DON'T MISS A PERIOD,YOU MIGHT BE.YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS BUY A HOME PREGNANCY TEST OR MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR GYNECOLOGIST.GOOD LUCK.TAKE CARE OF YOUR SELF TNT406.