question about HCG levels

August 28, 2008

Hello, I am 12dpo today, I took several pregnancy tests 3 different brands all came up positive the one's with the 2 lines the 2nd line was faint but def. there and I took a digital one that read "pregnancy" I had blood work done today and they called and said my quantitive was at 23 and my Porgesterone is at 10, and that quantitive is usually at 25 and they don't know if i'm pregnant, but my OB wasn't in and they would call me back tomorrow and let me know whats going on. What would cause my home pregnancy tests to all be positive, but my blood work to be so low? Could it be because I tested 2 days before my period was due or something else? Thanks

August 28, 2008

its probably just early hun and they may want to put you on some progesterone to boost up that number. You dont get a + pregnancy test unless you are pregnant so try not to worry :)

YOur level should go up by 66% every 2 days so they will probably bring you back in 2 days from now to have another test to make sure they are going up.

congrats to you - you dont have any HCG in your body unless you are pregnant so you deff are pregnant!

DId you use fertilty meds or take a trigger shot at all?

August 28, 2008

chelsha yes I used femara

August 28, 2008

but no trigger HCG injection to force ovulation?

August 28, 2008

No, I was on clomid for 3 cycles with no success this was my first month on femara

August 28, 2008

oh, ok, just wanted to make sure that you didnt take a trigger shot cuz it can cause a false ovulation.

We have a few success stories with femera on here after failed months of clomid! Thats wonderful hun.... many many congrats and tons and tons of BABY DUST!!!

August 28, 2008

Congrats hooch..type in hcg calculator in the search box..I put up a couple websites that have easy calculators once you get your number back!

August 28, 2008

http://babymed.com/tools/pregnancy/hcg/Default.aspx

There..save u the time :)

August 28, 2008

Kelli-- thank you for the link. It says 5-25 is considered unsure I am at 23 so I fall in that range, hopefully when I go back saturday for my second round of blood work it will have gone up. I wish I would of been over 25, but I guess I am still only at 12dpo and my level is at 23 so I guess i'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. Thank you all for your help!

August 28, 2008

My level at 13 dpo was only 56 I beleive..so it would've been much lower at 12 dpo. I think you are doing fabulous!

*********************big hcg numbers dust******************

August 28, 2008

Kelli thank you so much! It feels like we have been ttc forever and I finally get my bfp only to have the nurse call me back and say we're not sure if your pregnant. I was just crushed! I have been doing some research online and have found many woman who have gone for lab results at 12dpo and some were even lower than me. And of course your personal experiece. I am starting to feel much better. Thinking back the nurse didn't ask me how long my cycle's usually are she just asked when the first day of my last period was...so if they were basing it off of a 28 day cycle (mine is 33 days) they prob. think my period is already late. Gosh I hope thats all it is. Thank you again so much!

August 28, 2008

If you had positive pregnancy tests then I would say you are definately pregnant and that you just caught your hcg rising to above the 25. Congratulations!

August 29, 2008

Hope you are just early with low levels!!! Give it a couple of days and test again.........then call that doc back and tell them to test you again!! Hugs and Baby dust!

August 29, 2008

Hey girls I have an update: my doctors office called back today and said they are going to put me on a progesterone suppliment, and they want to do 2 more blood tests one saturday and one on monday. But they said since I tested at 12dpo that I shouldn't worry to much it could of just been early. I hope they are right.

August 29, 2008

Hi hooch like the other ladies have said that you are probably to early... i got my BFP this month and went in for the blood test, my number was 34 they said it was borderline i had a repeat b/t 2 days later and they tripled to 114 so please dont stress to much, i know its easier said then done:)

GOOD LUCK WITH THE NEXT B/T.

August 29, 2008

thanks mrs raucho...how many dpo were you when you went in for your blood test?

August 29, 2008

ummm i think i was around 12 dpo sorry im not 100%. how are you going? i understand completely how you must feeling and i am sending you positive thoughts:)

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