Went to hospital last week
and was told my HCG levels at 2 - 3 weeks pregnant were quite high, (they came in at 2282m/ul) I'm now being scanned in two weeks to check for a multiple birth!!!!
Just wondering is there any other mums to be on here who know what there HCG levels were at round about the same time so i can compare them or if any of you know a good site that explains the HCG in people terms rather then medical terms.
What's the correct calculation?
Just wondering is there any other mums to be on here who know what there HCG levels were at round about the same time so i can compare them or if any of you know a good site that explains the HCG in people terms rather then medical terms.
What's the correct calculation?
It varies for each pregnancy. Are you speaking of three weeks past your menstrual period or three weeks gestation? Most people don't know they are pregnant at three weeks because the the fertilized egg has just implanted or about to implant. You ovulate on week two, implant on week three. You would just be starting to secrete hcg and probibly not 2282. However, at four or five weeks pregnant (2-3 weeks gestation) 2282 is still normal for singleton.
According to the HCG level chartLevel of HCG hormone for single should lies between 5 and 50 mIU/mL during the week three with a mean value of 42.
Also it is allowed to show increased HCG levels for single pregnancy up to few thousands.
Also it is allowed to show increased HCG levels for single pregnancy up to few thousands.
My advice is not to be so concerned about the level of your hcg but with the doubling times (48-72 hours). On a side note, higher hcg levels are attributed with having twins!
Another useful doubling scale for twins is to calculate doubling by yourself, if doubling in 3 weeks exceeds the 60% it should suggests multiples pregnancy.
Detailed three weeks chart of average HcG levels.
Here are a list of normal ranges based on the first day of your last menstrual period (considered your first day of pregnancy too)
I am pregnant with twins.
The only study I have come across said (if I remember correctly) that if at 16dpo (2 weeks, 2 days) your hcg is 600 or more, that is correlated with multiples. Just correlated, not definitive. You can have twins with a lower hcg level and you can have a singleton with higher hcg levels, but you are more likely to have twins if your hcg was 600 or higher at 16dpo.
Measuring unit: mIU/ML or IU/L
7 days - 2 weeks 0 to 5
14 days - 28 days 3 to 426
21 days - 35 days 18 to 7,340
28 days - 42 days 1080 to 56,500
35 - 42 days 49 - 56 days 7,650 to 229,000
43 - 64 days 57 - 78 days 25,700 to 288,000
57 - 78 days 79 - 100 days 13,300 to 253,000
17 - 24 weeks 2nd trimester 4060 to 65,400
25 wks to term 3rd trimester 3640 to 117,000
After several days postpartum nonpregnant levels (<5)"
Example case study of hcg level for twins at three weeks:At 2 weeks, 2 days (or 4 weeks, 2 days since last menstrual period) my hcg was 927.
At 3 weeks, 2 days (or 5 weeks, 2 days since last menstrual period) my hcg was 17,220.
14 days - 28 days 3 to 426
21 days - 35 days 18 to 7,340
28 days - 42 days 1080 to 56,500
35 - 42 days 49 - 56 days 7,650 to 229,000
43 - 64 days 57 - 78 days 25,700 to 288,000
57 - 78 days 79 - 100 days 13,300 to 253,000
17 - 24 weeks 2nd trimester 4060 to 65,400
25 wks to term 3rd trimester 3640 to 117,000
After several days postpartum nonpregnant levels (<5)"
Example case study of hcg level for twins at three weeks:At 2 weeks, 2 days (or 4 weeks, 2 days since last menstrual period) my hcg was 927.
At 3 weeks, 2 days (or 5 weeks, 2 days since last menstrual period) my hcg was 17,220.
I am pregnant with twins. The only study I have come across said (if I remember correctly) that if at 16dpo (2 weeks, 2 days) your hcg is 600 or more, that is correlated with multiples. Just correlated, not definitive. You can have twins with a lower hcg level and you can have a singleton with higher hcg levels, but you are more likely to have twins if your hcg was 600 or higher at 16dpo.
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