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A member asked:

How do you know if you had a miscarriage? i had what i thought was a weird period, peed out an inch blob and was in a lot of pain

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Dr. Gloria Lopez answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Do a pregnancy test: Human chorionic gonadotropin, also called hcg, tests the amount of the hormone produced by the placenta in early pregnancy. Hcg levels normally return to negative levels by four to six weeks after a miscarriage.

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Answered 4/1/2018

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Could use your help docs! a friend missed her period last month, she thought she was pregnant and light headed when she stands up. Could this be a miscarriage ?

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