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For various reasons, doctors may monitor HcG (human chorionic gonadotropin) levels. HcG is a hormone detectable in pregnant women's blood or urine about 10 days post-conception; it increases at a rapid rate, peaking about 10 weeks into ... This is the most commonly reported complaint during pregnancy with multiples.
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"Quanitative serum hCG tests detect multiple pregnancy approximately 9 weeks earlier than ultrasound. One small study (Jovanovic, 1977) found hCG levels in 15 singleton and 9 twin pregnancies were as follows: ... Common HCG levels ... Back to Multiples...
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Pregnancy tests generally measure the hormone hCG, which is unique to pregnancy, in either the blood or urine. These tests are getting more and more sensitive and can turn positive as early as one week from conception. ... Twins & Multiples...
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Key things to remember about hCG levels: ... Caution must be used in making too much of hCG numbers. A normal pregnancy may have low hCG levels and result in a perfectly healthy baby. The results from an ultrasound after 5 - 6 weeks gestation are much more accurate than using hCG numbers. ... Multiples Pregnancy...
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Ok, this is sort of related...if you have high numbers/fast doubling numbers in your singleton pregnancies would that make you more likely to have twins in a future pregnancy? Like for Athena at 10 DPO I was 256, and at 12 DPO I was over 8...
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/forums/showthread.php?...
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Testing the specific levels of hCG can tell a health care provider certain things. Tracking levels of hCG can help to track the development of your baby, for example. HCG levels can also help to confirm if you are going to have twins or multiples, because you will have higher hCG levels with a twin or multiple pregnancy.
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Next in thread: Marisa Geller MD: "Re: HCG Levels and multiples" ... Reply: Jen: "Re: HCG Levels and multiples" ... I am wondering if it is possible or probable that I am carrying multiples. My betas have been: 26.5 @10dpo, 64 @12dpo, and 864 @17dpo. I am currently 20dpo (or 5 weeks 2 days). From what I've read, the level of...
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Maybe in reply to: Sharon: "HCG Levels and multiples" ... Next in thread: Jen: "Re: HCG Levels and multiples" ... It could be twins but those levels are not too high to be sure. You will have to wait the u/s. Good luck!
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Including HCG levels and ultrasound findings ... HCG levels in pregnancy ... HCG levels from normal singleton pregnancies...
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