Pregnancy: What Are Normal hCG Levels in Early Pregnancy?
I just read about hCG and I'm I am a little nervous and confused. What hCG levels are acceptable for someone who is about five weeks pregnant?
Question:Peg Plumbo CNM
Peg Plumbo has been a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) since 1976. She has assisted at over 1,000 births and currently teaches in the... Read more
Here are the ranges for the lab that we use in our practice. These will not necessarily be exactly the same ar your practitioner's lab as values vary slightly by lab.
Weeks after conception and hCG levels:
0-1 week: 0-50 IU/L
1-2 weeks: 40 - 300
3-4: 500 - 6,000
1-2 months: 5,000 - 200,000
2-3 months: 10,000 - 100,000
2nd trimester: 3,000 - 50,000
3rd trimester: 1,000 - 50,000
Non-pregnant females: <5.0
Postmenopausal: <9.5
As you can see, there is great variation in hCG levels. It isn't the absolute value that matters in these results, but the change in values. In a viable embryo, doubling generally takes place every 36 hours.
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