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A 31-year-old female asked:
Miscarried at 5 weeks had d&c 5/24/21 (54) days ago. neg hcg 6/7 at recheck. no period . took a pregnancy test & had a very faint positive 7/9/21. got clear + on 7/12 called for a draw hcg 20.3 redraw 7/14 29.8 dr hasnt called back. is this bad?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Your HCG level is not high enough to be diagnostic of pregnancy. If the HCG done a day later shows an increase of about 50% it would be consistent with pregnancy. You should call your doctor.
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Answered Jul 16, 2021
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