Hello!
Just wondering if anyone would be happy to share what their HCG levels were in the lead up to an ectopic pregnancy diagnosis?
My first draw on Thursday was 685
And yesterdays was 1061
I just don’t know what to think 
Thank you in advance xx
Hi LaceAri,
My recent ectopic pregnancy first bloods were 1,579 and then two days later were 2,200. I also had an ectopic pregnancy last year and my bloods were completely different fluctuating loads from 600 to 560 to 801 before I got diagnosed and treated. Everyone is different but it’s such a horrible time having to wait and go back and forth every 2 days for bloods and scans, I’m sorry you’re having to experience this. Sending you lots of hugs and im happy to chat if you want to talk about anything xx
Dear LaceAri,
I am so sorry to hear of the worrying time you are going through,
If scans are inconclusive, doctors would carry out a series of blood tests to check hCG levels to see if the numbers are rising as expected. However, in isolation, hCG tests only provide a part of the picture - declining levels indicate that a pregnancy has ended and will be miscarried. It can also possibly indicate an ectopic pregnancy that is “self-resolving”. Also hCG levels rising by less than 66% over 48 hours means it is likely (but not certain) that it is ectopic. If levels rise normally, they suggest the pregnancy is implanted in the uterus.
You may see from this that hCG levels only indicate certain possibilities and are not in themselves a definitive guide. A positive identification of an implanted embryo on a scan is usually needed before a final diagnosis/certainty that the pregnancy has implanted in the uterus. Your medical team should therefore be planning more tests for you.
Whilst I do not wish to alarm you, if you experience any bleeding or spotting, develop any pain, shoulder tip pain or you feel dizzy and unwell, please seek urgent medical advice. It is better to get checked out to be on the safe side and visiting the hospital would give you peace of mind.
Sending much love,
Karen x
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Hello and sorry you are going through this.
I’m not sure if mine was a rare case but I started bleeding at 5 weeks my levels were 223 and then two weeks later at what would be 7 weeks I was in terrible pain my levels were at 43 and I had ruptured.
I’ve had no reason to why I ruptured with such low levels - to be honest I thought I had had a miscarriage so I was doing things like aerial yoga and heavy gardening work, moving heavy ikea boxes so maybe that’s why?