High hcg

**Miss.B** · March 28th, 2013, 08:42 PM

My friend who just got her BFP last week registered a very gigh HCG reading today. She had 2 embies put in and her initial reading was 498 at 4 weeks 1 day. Today her second reading was 6130 at 5 weeks. Could it be a singleton or or a multiple pg? She asked me to come in here and ask the question. Has anyone had a high reading like this and what was the outcome?

**LuluHB** · March 28th, 2013, 08:59 PM

I don't remember my exact numbers now, but my last pregnancy in particular I had very high hcg numbers the whole way through - so much so that when I went in for a scan at 7 weeks all the nurses at my FS were absolutely stunned that I only had a singleton.

My pregnancy with DD1 also had really high hcg levels too - again I was warned it could well be twins but was just one.

**FabFiona** · March 28th, 2013, 09:07 PM

I had very high HCG with my first pregnancy. Only one baby, but I was told before the scan it could be twins.

**Amy_jellybean** · March 28th, 2013, 09:08 PM

I has really high levels as well

I'll try and dig out my book once Quinn is in bed and see if I can find out what my levels were. From memory though mine were about that and as you know we only had one

**Andie78** · March 28th, 2013, 09:49 PM

hi miss.b,
I had high hcg, 16,300 at 24dpo (which I think works out to 5 weeks & 3 days), and just one in there for me. goodluck to your friend. : )

**RockingBaker** · March 28th, 2013, 09:49 PM

I had really high numbers with DS2, my GP thought I was having multiples again!

**Miss.B** · March 28th, 2013, 09:56 PM

Thanks ladies, my friend would be relieved to be having one I think, but since she always wanted 6 kids she might as well wish for 2! lol.

Amy, no wonder your HCG levels were sky high with all your horrid m/s! You were such a little trooper

**Lily Dust** · March 29th, 2013, 09:45 AM

Hi Miss.B

Congrats to your friend and good luck to her! My HCG at 4 weeks 1 day with DD was 420 and at 5 weeks 14650- just one very active little lady in there. FWIW, my HCG this time is low, very low in comparison to DD and have suffered hyperemesis gravidarum with both bubs.

**TaRhLi.** · March 29th, 2013, 04:30 PM

My HCG at 16dpo with DD was 305 and with the twins at 16dpo was 351 - I never had any follow up BT's as my FS was happy with the first BT numbers. HCG numbers are not really a sign of multiples and having 2 embryo's put back obviously increases the chances but not always (DD's transfer was 2 embryo's and the the twins were 2 embryo's).

You will have to let us know what happens at her 7 week scan

**Miss.B** · March 29th, 2013, 08:42 PM

Thanks for the replies ladies

I actually found my old HCG results from my second pg with my DS2, and my first one was 280 at 4 weeks and 1 day, and then a week later at 5 weeks they were 7000. So my friend's numbers are not as high as we thought! lol. Obviously my pg ended up with a singleton.

Wow Andie, I must have read your post too fast, that's super high HCG results at 5 weeks!

Tarhli, thanks hun, I will keep you all updated

**Liviam** · April 2nd, 2013, 07:56 PM

I had very high HCG with my DD and was told to prepare for multiples and also the possibility of ectopic.

I had a beautiful little girl - good luck to your friend.

**Liviam** · April 2nd, 2013, 07:57 PM

I had very high HCG with my DD and was told to prepare for multiples and also the possibility of ectopic.

I had a beautiful little girl - good luck to your friend.

**Chrispe** · April 2nd, 2013, 10:48 PM

My HCG was high in my last pregnancy. Was surprised to find only a singleton. Was told it could have been vanishing twin.

**chody47** · November 28th, 2013, 06:42 AM

I was just reminded of this thread. I just thought I'd update (for anyone researching in the future) that my high HCG was linked to low Papp-A, which in turn did put us at a high risk for DS. Luckily for us DD2 was fine, but the low Papp-A meant we had placenta issues which caused many problems which for us resulted in severe IUGR, an early delivery at 36 weeks (at which point DD2 was just 1.84kg) and a stay in SCN. She's perfect now though!

**Joeve** · November 28th, 2013, 09:29 AM

Chody oooohhhh I remember when we were way back here at the beginning!

**Ladylove** · November 28th, 2013, 09:33 AM

Chody I remember this thread. What a RIDE pregnancy is!

**ButterflyForever** · January 27th, 2014, 06:37 AM

Thanks for updating the thread Chody, glad all went well. I think my numbers will be high as well, just found out I'm expecting and HCG was 832 at 14dpo. Got a retest on Tues (will be 5 weeks then), hoping for just one healthy bub.