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A member asked:

Is it possible for a woman to have hcg level less than 1 almost 10 weeks after sex and be pregnant?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

No: At ten weeks HCG would be in the hundreds of units.

Answered 8/9/2019

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Even if a woman's hCG levels are quite high in early pregnancy, wouldn't the embryo still grow at the same pace as what doctors & textbooks say?

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I am a 39-year-old white woman had IUD removed 6 months ago. cycle began 10.12 and had unprotected sex on 10.24. I am scheduled for IUD placement tomorrow and wonder how likely is pregnancy. has implantation occurred to have the HCG hormone to test?

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