Should I make appt / wait it out?

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Registered: 05-20-2008
Should I make appt / wait it out?
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Tue, 05-20-2008 - 2:34pm

Hi, I don't post here often, but have been lurking...wondering if anyone can offer any advice to my situation?


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Registered: 03-18-2008
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 3:09pm
You're already two weeks late.

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Registered: 02-04-2008
Tue, 05-20-2008 - 3:18pm

My regular doctor told me that if you miss one period and aren't pregnant (going by a home test) and you wait until the next month and still miss another period and are still getting BFNs then you should contact your doctor to be sure nothing else is going on.

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Registered: 05-20-2008
Thu, 05-29-2008 - 11:37am
Just wanted to update, hopefully to help someone in a similar situation.

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Registered: 03-18-2008
Thu, 05-29-2008 - 11:40am
Guideline to hCG levels during pregnancy:

hCG levels in weeks from LMP (gestational age)* :



  • 3 weeks LMP: 5 - 50 mIU/ml
  • 4 weeks LMP: 5 - 426 mIU/ml
  • 5 weeks LMP: 18 - 7,340 mIU/ml
  • 6 weeks LMP: 1,080 - 56,500 mIU/ml
  • 7 - 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 - 229,000 mIU/ml
  • 9 - 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 - 288,000 mIU/ml
  • 13 - 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 - 254,000 mIU/ml
  • 17 - 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 - 165,400 mIU/ml
  • 25 - 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 - 117,000 mIU/ml
  • Non-pregnant females: <5.0 mIU/ml
  • Postmenopausal females: <9.5 mIU/ml
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html

Looks to me like you're right in range.


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Registered: 05-20-2008
Tue, 06-03-2008 - 2:26pm
Well, an update to my saga....I lost the baby.