Suggested HCG Levels in Pregnancy

For those of you who are interested, or are having HCG monitoring, here are the suggested reference ranges:

Weeks Post LMP / Approximate HCG

3 - 4w: 9 - 130
4 - 5w: 75 - 2,600
5 - 6w: 850 - 20,800
6 - 7w: 4,000 - 100,200
7 - 12w: 11,500 - 289,000
12 - 16w: 18,300 - 137,000
16 - 29w: 1,400 - 53,000
29 - 41w: 940 - 60,000

These should be used as a guide only. HCG levels double approximately every 48 hours during early normal pregnancy and you should always discuss your results with your Doctor if you have any concerns.

Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has had blood hcg levels that weren't doing the text book "doubling every 2-3 days"?
I have had 3 blood tests this week and my hcg is rising....slowly.
My doc isn't too worried as he says the "doubling time thing" is outdated but I'm not sure about this. All the literature says that a doubling time of less than 3 days in early pg suggests a non-viable pregnancy.
My doc told me about a patient who had a doubling time of 6 days and is now 29 weeks pregnant with no problems but I'm having trouble believing it.
I have to wait all weekend 'til I see an ob and get a scan so I was wondering if anyone has an experience like mine that had a good outcome? 8-[

Hi there,
I defo heard of a girl over on Fertilitext who was like 13 weeks preg before a normal urine HGCtest showed positive. Her numbers started real low and stayed low until she got into her second trimester - she's got a healthy baby boy now. I think she's called Jaylyn over there - put Fertilitext into google and go to their discussion's board - she may still be around.


I think they say it "suggests" a struggling pregnancy - it doesn't CONFIRM one. Put your trust in your Doc, he wouldn't give you false hopes.

Good luck and try not to worry!

Hana

wow...I'm almost 5 days overdue with my period and am convinced that I'm pregnant but 2 HPT's have said otherwise. Maybe I should just go in for a blood test. I can't imagine going weeks without knowing what the heck's going on with my body! [-(

Good luck SerDes, I think you should get a blood test done. I will be looking forward to seeing how you are going.

Just to update this thread, my pregnancy is going really well. The hcg is NOT a reliable indicator of a viable pregnancy, so the specialist told me.
I have had two scans to date which show a healthy baby. :D

Layla (need to catch up soon!!)

With Ryley my HCG didnt double very much until he was 12 weeks gestation!! My progesterone and HCG were so low that one particular nurse told me that I was pretty much guaranteed to miscarry and that dont worry most first pregnancys are miscarriages!! Obviously all was good coz my little man is a 19 pound little boy now, and if your doc says not to worry then dont. I had two HC blood tests every week when 12 weeks and under and you would hardly see an increase.

Dont stress coz I am sure all is good!!

hey

i just wondering i got my blood test back today an this is wat it said


hcg 5-50 u/l
equivocal- low level of hcg detected. suggestive of pregnancy not greater then a fewdays duration
wat dose this mean how many weeks or dats am i

I think they have 2 types of blood tests ?? one where the numbers are given specifically and the other where it just gives you a yes/no answer...

When we first found out we were pregnant it was very early days and i had a blood test and my levels came back at 22, the doctor told me what yours said, if i remember rightly it has to be over 25 for a definate, i worried for the next week as i waited for the next blood test results to check to find out that the levels had risen and all was fine, i was just very early pregnant.

Which by the looks of it you are as well. So Congratulations to you :)

hey

thankyou ifeel much better with my first born i found out early but was too scared toget tested cos i wasnt married tomy husband yet and we only been togeher for a couple of months so this is all new to me do you know how i can work out how far along i am my last period was on the 22 nd september

Hi
Has anyone had good luck when they have had low hcg levels, I mean still carried to term? I have had a very low reading of 34 and wd have been 4 weeks 2days, i then had a tiny amount of pink in my cm. was pathetic, but then little cramping too. Im sure Im having a miscarriage, but it is so slow. Its now been 3 days and havnt had any more blleding or cramping.. weird.I dont feel pregnant, my boobies are only just sore, tiny nausea now and again.. I dont want to even get my hopes up. If I dont do any heavy bleeding today, i will do another hcg level monday.. Almost to scared. This happened last month, got to 5 weeks and it all started, the time b4 that, got to 14 weeks. and at my scan was told bub had died at 1o weeks... very very sad...Starting to lose hope if I get three in arow.

Chelle, i can't help with your question but i just wanted to wish you all the luck in the world that things work out for you [-o< take care

Hi Chelle

A one off HCG level are not a very accurate way of measuring your pregnancy. You need to look at a few levels over a number of weeks. If the levels are increasing then this is a good sign. Also re your bleeding this is normal however the cramping is cause for some concern. The good news is that your cramping did not last for too long.
I got my fingers crossed for you.

Hi there

I had a low level too - 37. This was from my first blood test. I was 4wk5d I think.

Anyway I have only just started having pg symptoms and I'm 8 weeks now. Everything is going fine. So please don't stress about it! :)

Thanks babydreams and alan for your reply... Its nice to have positive vibes!! O:)
Congratulations Fee on your baby.. Hope you have a great 7 months.You made me feel so much better, I know things can change so quickly, even as I right this...I hate going to the toilet. 8-[
All I can do is wait...wait...wait. We women are good at this arnt we.I will keep you posted on the out come
Michelle

hi my HCG levels are 8350 but i am not sure if i am 5 1/2 or 7 weeks pregnant i thought i was 7 but when i had a ulstrasound the sac was showing i was 5 1/2 weeks so i had a blood test and thats when it showed up my levels were 8350 so i am wondering what were other people HCG levels when they were in there early prenancy:bluedust:

Hi Karen,

This thread will show you the suggested HCG levels.
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ead.php?t=1300

Hi Karen. I had HCG tests done at 3w4d, 4w4d and 5w4d that were 212, 4,580 and 38,600 respectively. BUT my levels were MUCH higher than "normal" levels - so much so that my GP was convinced I was having twins! Ended up just being one bub who has made his mummy very sick - apparently a side effect of very high HCG levels in early pregnancy. I was told that its not the actual level that is so important - just that they continue to rise.

Hi Michelle
thanks very much for that thread i found it very interesting
cheers
karen

Hi LuluHB
thanks for letting me know how you went your hcg levels they went up very quick i hope your over the morning sickness now
cheers
karen

hi. Today i went and got my blood test results back. im about 4 and a half weeks pregnant but the doc says my hcg levels are low 25IU/L and says that i might miscarry. Has anybody else been through this and not miscarried.

Hi Leede

I recently got my bloodtests done but I think think that my doctor tested for HCG but I have just come in to say that I hope your levels rise soon and I hope someone can tell you a success story!

Hi Leede, Is your Dr going to do another blood test in a few days time ?
You could be earlier into your pregnancy than you think so they could still rise.

Hi, I know how u feel. My levels started off low 21, 37, 79 etc. I too was told that they were too low and this really upset me. I had a m/c before this pregnancy so I was really stressed. My levels have increased and I am 8 weeks now. Sometimes levels rise slow and not all levels are really high. as long as you are not cramping or bleeding you should be okay. I would get Dr to test levels every 2-3 days. This way you can see if you are increasing. You may just be less pregnant then you think. Hope that helped. Good Luck.:pray:

I had my bloods done at 3wks 6day and they were 33...low but the thing i'm thinking about is making sure they are going up!! So as long as my Monday bloods 4w are at least 66, i'll be happy.

Good luck, let us know how you go.

I went to the doctor's on Monday to confirm my pregnancy. History - LMP 31/12/06 BFP on Discover Onestep test on 4/2 and 5/2 (darker line). I went back on Wednesday for the results and all she did was the antenatal screening and didn't actually test for the pregnancy. Silly woman?????? So she rang the pathology for them to do the test. I got a phone call today by the nurse who advised that my HCG was reasonable at 530 and to have another blood test on Monday.

I am now worried as I referred to the HCG levels on BB and mine aren't even in range. Should I be worried?? Can when you actually conceived have a bearing on the HCG level?

Any advice is appreciated.

Hi Nat, try not to worry too much sweets about that one number, so long as your levels are doubling every second day (so your results for test on Monday should be higher) then it should be fine and with those levels you definately are preggo. I didnt have mine monitored with this pregnancy as I didnt want that sort of stress over a number. Please take it easy and think only positive things.

Wishing you lots of luck for a happy and healthy pg!
Lisa

Bubbles
Lisa is correct. One single nimber does not give you a good indication of what is going on. One thing to note is that the hormone HCG is only porduced when an egg has attached its self to the wall of the uterus

Thanks guys. I know I shouldn't worry and should stay positive. Although I did find some websites and it showed that I am in range according to DPO. So that has pepped me up a bit and i won't stress myself about it as it won't do any good :)

HCG levels vary SOOOOOOOOO much from person to person!

I couldnt quite work out how many dpO it was when you had the blood test but I had mine at 16dpO and my HCG was 373. They seemed very happy with this and said that it is only under 150 that they start to worry, I think under 25 is not a viable pregnancy at all.

I agree with bucca...the levels are very personal. With my current pregnancy my levels went down one day and up the next 48 hours. They have not been doubling but are still rising. I got myself into such a mess over the levels not doubling only to have my doc (2 weeks after the stress) tell me not to worry about doubling either. As long as the levels are rising. Good luck hon

on tuesday I had my hcg levels checked and the level was 240. my lmp was march 15th and dh and I dtd on march 31st and I am pretty sure I ovulated on April 2nd. I felt O pains that day. So would 240 be low?Some places I find say that is a good number, some say it should be 500. Some people have levels that are a bit lower, or much much higher like in the thousands. Im just a bit worried. thanks for any help.

congratualtions - it seems fine to me don't fret too much about the number ... hcg doubles every 48 hrs or so.
Assuming you O on 2nd - you would have been 15dpo - on Tuesday 17th normally at 14 (days past ovulation) IVF clinics like you to be around 100 and in 48hrs if it doubled it would be say 200 ...at 15/16dpo - so you are just fine. :clap:

I had my HCG checked yesterday, I should be approx 6 weeks and the levels are 23105. Not sure if that helps you or not. I'm really not sure how they work.

Here is a link to a post on here with HCG levels on it too.

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ead.php?t=1300

from what i understand its not the level that counts but whether the level is doubling properly. i think they like to see it double every 48 hours in the first few weeks of pregnancy. im sure everything is fine but if you are worried maybe get another blood test to see if the number is doubling nicely.

240 sounds pretty good to me for an early pregnancy blood test. i had 36 for my first, then 80 the next day and then 600 a few days later so 240 sounds good for the first test.

beccas

Usually, HCG levels above 5 is considered pregnant. HCG levels vary from person to person so I would really rely on the levels you see on the net as they are "suggested level" - however, your result sounds like you are pregnant. CONGRATS!

how are you going ?

Hope all is well, i am going for my first BT next week.

hey i have just been back to the doctor to get my second lot of hcg level results and they have risen up to 430 (done on monday 4.4 weeks pregnant) from 55 (last wednesday 3.5 weeks pregnant) if its meant to double every 48 hours would this level be good?? the doctor wants to send me back for another one next week, but they start to worry me when they do this, and she said as long as im not spotting or cramping i should be fine???? does she think im on the verge of having a miscarriage because from what i can tell the levels are more than in range! :wall: any advice would be great thank you

They sound pretty good to me! If you're not spotting or cramping then I wouldn't worry at all! Why does your docotor want to monitor them so closely? I'm no expert but you sound pretty good to me!

hen they say your HCG levels ahould double every 48 hours this is a guide. Your levels sound fine to me