Hi everyone,
I was so excited to get a BFP on Thursday but by Sunday I started to spot dark brown.
My doctor ordered HCG & progesterone tests and I will have repeat HCG every 2 days to see the trend.
I got my baseline results back: HCG 450 and progesterone 19, which the doctor said looks good so far but nothing definitive until we see the trend.
I am getting so nervous as I wait for my next tests and worried about every little symptom.
(breast soreness stopped today, dull ache in lower left pelvic area)
I’m hoping to see if anyone with successful pregnancies after ectopic has similar numbers to me since that is the only information that I have now. Please help me in my time of panic!
Dear happyjade,
Whispered congratulations on your pregnancy and I’m sorry to hear of the worrying time you are going through.
Many women do experience early spotting and go on to have successful pregnancies. I cannot give you specific advice regarding blood levels as 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.
Although I do not wish to alarm you, I do need to advise that you seek urgent medical advice with any worsening bleeding, abdominal pain or you develop shoulder tip pain or are dizzy and unwell.
Take things easy and I send you much love and positive thoughts,
Karen x
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