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Low HCG Level At 7 Weeks

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rachel - November 28th, 2005 6:33 PM

hi to all, im posting on this one as im in simialer situation to all of you. I had a scan on 21st november and was told it was ectopic, so therefore i had to decide if i wanted to have surgery or have an injection of methatroxate to dispose of the baby. i chose to have the operation for it to be over and done with so i could start putting it behind me, as the injection is a 35 day procedure. When the doctors came back around to see me they advised me to have the injection instead of the operation as it was more appropiate. I felt very pressured in to this injection so went ahead with it, but wasnt convinced with the result of my scan, but they refused to re scan me. After my injection i had to have blood tests to check my hcg level which carried on rising, of which they were getting very concerned about and they wanted me to have second dose to start bringing them down, of which i refused, and this time demanded second scan which i had today dated 28th november, that san showed a sac and york in my uterus, i couldnt believe it. They not sure yet if the injection is going to harm the baby in my uterus as yet until they re scan me again next week to see if the sac is developing. I had another lot of blood tests today of which they was only showing as 5544, 2 days ago they were 5399, so only went up slightly, they want me to go back in the morning to discuss it, and they now saying that its not an ongoing pregnancy oh and also the 1 that they say was ectopic is still there but got smaller since my injection, so basically thy saying it would of been twins. can anyone suggest in what i can do or what you think as im so upset and gutted about the whole sittuation.


Elaine - November 30th, 2005 9:49 AM

So glad to have found this site and know that I am not alone. I have already had 2 m/c this year one at 10wks and the last one was twins at 8.5wks. Am now pregnant again - though unplanned this time, and had bloods done to monitor it this time. Today, at 33 days past LMP my HCG was only 16 and I was told that was low. Am waiting for my progesterone results to come back - but suspect I am heading for my 3rd m/c in 7 months. I will be going for further bloodwork on Friday. Anyone else had the same? I just need to prepare myself - again.


Tracey in Ohio - November 30th, 2005 10:44 AM

Elaine - I have had 2 prior miscarriages (1st was twins, second was 1) then a successful pregnancy. I am surprisingly pregnant after going for my yearly exam and finding out. At first they thought it was ectopic. Not so, saw a sac last week which measured at 5 weeks. Prog test showed 9.9 which is low but was same with my successful pregnancy. HCG levels are slowly rising. Only 2593 2 days ago. Never had HCG levels monitored until now. Go for 6 week u/s today. Not expecting much. Finding some hope on this website. Have the Docs mentioned prog supplements to you since you've had 2 miscarriages in 1 year? I'm on them now. Not sure it will help but doesn't hurt to try!



angela - December 1st, 2005 12:07 PM

hello,I had a pregnancy test done on nov22nd a day after my missed period last period was oct21st .pregnancy test was positive had to test one in the er and one at my family doctor office went back to the er on nov 28th because i was experiencing a little soreness on my stomach.So they did an examination and a ultrasound the u/s teach said that my tubes were clear and that she seen a sack in my uterus but no fetus and a little fluid which she said is normal.She said i was at 5 weeks then the doctor came in and said that i maybe experiencing an ectopic pregnancy it's just hard to believe.Then they sent me to the lab in 48 hours to test my hcg level now just waiting for a phone call.The doctor said if it's low they want to give me a d&c or an injection someone please give me some advice .I already had an ectopic pregnancy this year earlier can't go through it again i don't get morning sickness is that normal i'm in no pain .Should i wait it out and get an second oppion my husband and i really want this baby.PLEASE HELP


Anna - December 2nd, 2005 11:27 PM

Well I guess I'm in the same situation. My dr isn't pushing too much for the d and c. But I started bleeding on 11-18-05 and I haven't stopped since. I started passing clots on 11-23-05 and then stopped passing them on 11-27, but I was still bleeding. now it is 12-02 and I started passing clots again. My Dr tells me that she wants to do an ultrasound to see if there is a baby in me still, even if my bloodtests come back low hcg. I won't know until Monday if they're low though. Its kinda hard though, I already thought I had a miscarriage and now there may be a chance that I'm still pregnant. I already dealt w/the greif and cried over it, but it's gonna be much harder now knowing that I may have to chose between my unborn child's life and my own. I already have a beautiful son who is 4.5 months old, but I guess you never get used to the idea of losing a child. I hope things go well for me


anna - December 2nd, 2005 11:42 PM

Oh yeah I was 6.5 wks along when I started bleeding, and it wasn't just spotting, it was a Fri. at 7:30 in the evening and It just started pooring. Don't know what that means really. Everyone whom I've read have had miscarriages start out w/just spotting, but I was the total opposite and I've been bleeding heavily ever since...


Rachel - December 5th, 2005 5:38 PM

I'm just reading some of this stuff and I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one with this issue! I was going to a Midwife and when she examined me she found my uterus to be smaller than 8weeks so she did an ultra sound and it dated me at 5weeks. SO she decided to do a quant. HCG and then called me after only 2 readings and said my HCG wasn't going up fast enough and I was going to lose this baby. So being a first time mom (an educated one, but still first time) I was really upset after I calmed down I did some research and talked to my mom (a health professional) I found out that she had low HCG levels for all four of her pregnancies and her last pregnancy was dated a 3 weeks later than it really was! Anyways I hope that everything will be ok, I've had no signs of a miscarriage and my normal pregnancy symptoms are increasing.



nikki - December 10th, 2005 2:57 AM

i have a similar problem to, i wish there were answers but so far i havent had any, basically i started bleeding a week b4 my period was due, but it was strange as it wasnt as heavy as a period wod b and it only lasted 4 days then it went away for 2-3 days then came back as spotting for 12 days i went to the doctor who did a pregnancy test that came back positive, at the time i thought NO WAY??? this cant b right!!! any way so the spootting went off and on, now its been 2 weeks since my period was due and of and on spotting the whole time, its really driving me around the bend, any way the DOC did a HCG test that came back low she did tell me what the numbers were, she didnt even tell what a LOW HCG tst ment... so i went on my merrly way... deciding what to do with the baby, but i had decided to have the baby i already have an 11 month old who was my little christmas mirical last year! so i was getting worried as time went by and i new instantly that things were wrong, i had such a normal pregnancy last time that this time it was nothing like it, who knows mayb i was paraniod? so i went back to the docs she did another HCG test (7 says after my last one) and then sent me for a scan, her calculation was that i was 8 weeks pregnant. that was impossable in my books!! i has sex like a month ago and that was it. so i went to my scan.... and she said im sorrry but i cant see a pregnancy here. i was so deverstated!! i have never cried to many tears in my life, by the end of the day i had nothing left to cry!! the scan lady said that she codnt see any thing but wod pass the tests on to my Doc and she will ring me later in the day. i was so deverstated! all i got was im soorry i cant see a pregnancy! and allday those words just went thro my head over and over! i do recall her saying somthing about a little bit of fluid? and a little sist on my overly that shod hopfully go aaway on its own she tells me!! so later that evening beleving that i have lost my baby. i get a call from the doctor who tells me my Scan results are INCONCLUSIVE!! and that my HCG levels have risen. im sitting on the end of the phone saying WHAAATTT?? i was told that i lost this baby and ur telling me that im raising?? soo soo confused!! i just wanted to greive my loss and move on with me life, not b stuck in this situation where they cant find my baby!! so either its an eptopic pregnancy where i cant see happening sure ive been bleeding but it just doesnt feel right.. and way so heading off to the doctors on monday AGAIN!! hoping for another christmas mirical!!


to nikki - December 12th, 2005 12:11 PM

i hope you get that miracle! let us know what happens.


lidia2kids@yahoo.com - December 23rd, 2005 11:28 AM

I am going though the same thing as some of you. I was told by my obgyn that I was 7 1/2 week and i started to spot so i went to see urgent care and they did blood work and check me. They said that the blood work hcg levels had risen but were a little low that i should come back the next day and get a vaginal ultrasound done. I did and they could not see the baby's heartbeat or a sac.Nut that i did not measure 7 1/2 but 5 weeks and 4 days. they said that I would probably start bleeding and miscarriage. i am so saddend by this. But it has been 5 days since then and i started bleeding a little but have not passed anything. I took a blood test again to see if the hcg levels continue to rise but i won't know until tues the results. I am freaking out. but find comfort in the posting by all of your experiances and now have a little bit of hope. any suggestions.


sofia - December 23rd, 2005 2:11 PM

how long should i wait after having sex to take a pregnancy test?


erinn - December 28th, 2005 12:50 AM

hello everyone. I am sort of going through the same thing. I feel pregnant. Breasts are sore, back is sore, tired all the time and I get seriously nauseous by the smell of chocolate! CHOCOLATE!! So okay, that would lead me to believe I'm pregnant. So I test. HPT says no. I would be about 7 weeks by now if my calculations are correct (they're probably not as I wasn't charting or anything). So I went to the doctor and he's ordered blood tests. But I won't find out for another 2 days! The doctor thinks I'm pregnant, I think I'm pregnant and everyone asks me if I'm pregnant (bitchy and nauseous). But no tests confirm it. Is it possible for my HCG levels to be so low they don't register?? If so, what does that mean for the baby???? Thanks for the venting space.


T - January 3rd, 2006 10:53 AM

I have gone through IUI and I should be around 6 weeks pregnant. My HCG levels are extremely low, 79 last Thursday. I have no spotting and my breast are extremely sore. Does anyone know what this might mean?


Patti - January 4th, 2006 12:24 PM

T, my level was only 83 at 15dpo, and I was told it was low by everyone. They told me to wait a week before testing again. Just got my numbers and they jumped to 2800. After a m/c in early Nov, this makes me feel little better. When are you getting your next test? I'll pray for you. Keep us posted!


T - January 4th, 2006 2:12 PM

Patty, thank you so much for sharing. I am going back to see my doctor next Tuesday. Hopefully I will get some good news as well. It has been so stressful. Good luck to you!!!


katielou2 - January 5th, 2006 12:35 PM

I'm going thru the same thing. Dr. says I am seven weeks by the ultrasound but there is no fetus and no heartbeat, however hCG levels are still rising, but slowly. Dr. wants me to have a DNC. I have had some very light spotting twice but both times it stopped within an hour or so. Don't know what to do now....I'm not ready to give up but i'm afraid I'm setting myself up for major disappointment.


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