Ok so I live in Dubai (but am an aussie) and given i can't seem to get any real answers here i thought i might take it to all of you.
I am about 4-5 weeks pregnant (i think 4 the doctor thinks 5 but i know a little more about the fact i only came off the pill 5 weeks ago!).
Went in to confirm pregnancy and here you can't see a GP for pregnancy only a obgyn. so he tested my hcg levels when i was about 2-3 week and they were at 42.5.
He said this was normal and to come back in 4 days to get it tested again to check it was going up. I went back in and it had risen in only 3 days to 524! I was thrilled, over the moon.
A week late - yesterday- i noticed some brown discharged but only when i wiped and very slight (sorry if that is a little too much info) so i called him and he said to come in. He did another hcg and then told me it was the same but not to worry. When i asked what the same meant he said it was 406, which clearly is NOT the same it had dropped.
He has told me not to worry as he has seen this many times before and usually it goes back up again for many reasons.
This however does not match any of the research I have done today, most lowering in hcg seems to mean a miscarriage is coming. Some women have said that they have had fluctuating levels but I am terrified.
This is our first pregnancy and I was so excited.
Have to wait until Saturday to go and get another test to see where the levels are at again... anyone else had a similar story and all worked out ok????
Thanks and wishing you all the best.
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