hcg levels

[Shay84]

Is it possible that hormones can show a little later than what it is suppose to or can someone tell me bout it. I am having alot of symptoms and i haven't got my period yet

[mommy-of-3]

the doctors go by the first day of your last period, which is not how old the baby is- so you probably calculated how far along you are by conception date which is usually 2 weeks after the first day of your last period.  Am i making sense?

[mommy-of-3]

I am 5 weeks pregnant and my hcg levels are as follows: first test was 105, 72 hours later it was 235, 24 hours later it was 334, and 24 hours later it was 521. since they are not doubling every 24 hours, my OB says it is not a viable pregnancy and i may miscarry or have an ectoptic pregnancy. I have had 2 children already with no problems, is it possible that this could be completely normal and the pregnancy could follow through? i've read that it is normal if hcg levels double ever 24 to 72 hours but my OB seems doubtful

[mommy-of-3]

sweetie 25- the embryo has already stopped developing because of a genetic disorder or something else, that is why the levels are going down, the pregnancy is already lost, I am sorry for your loss

[mommy-of-3]

hcg levels anywhere from 5 to 25 means that you could be pregnant or you aren't.  We all have natural hcg levels in our bodies that change slightly constantly.  If you are that curious, ask to have another blood test done and see how drastic the change is- it could be that your levels are naturally higher than normal.

[mommy-of-3]

hanson- hcg levels vary so much it is hard to tell anything from them other than if you are going to miscarry or if there is a problem such as ectoptic pregnancy.  But... levels are higher in multiple pregnancies and since you are a twin, I would say that you have a pretty good chance of having twins- congratulations!!

[mommy-of-3]

i'm not a professional but i have researched pregnancy extensively.  A possibility- you could have twins from seperate eggs, so they are not in the same sac- one of the babies could be in your fallopian tube and the other in your uterus.  The one in the fallopian tube could have burst through the tube, thus causing the bleeding and cramping.  In such a situation, the mother would hemmorage to death but only in a few instances, the fetus in the now broken tube can attatch onto an internal organ of the mother and receive it's blood supply from that organ.  This fetus is not seen because you normally don't look for a fetus anywhere other than the uterus and fallopian tubes.  This is a far-fetched guess but vaugely possible.  You may want to get an ultrasound done of your whole abdomen.