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What does high levels of hcg mean in early pregnancy?

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Dr. Liza Kunz answered

How high?: A blood test will come back "high" for HCG in any woman who is pregnant. Anything positive gets coded as "high" by the lab. Very high levels may be caused by multiple gestations (twins), abnormal pregnancy, or just be a variation of normal.

Answered 6/10/2014

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