HCG levels as an indicator of how far along you are?

[SongbirdSinging]

Hi folks! So, DH and I, based on months of charting, realized that my body had stopped ovulating, and decided we had hit that next stage of life. Well, surprise surprise! I had a :+ this past week!

I've had both HCG and progesterone tests run due to a history of needing progesterone supplements, and two losses. Progesterone was GOOD, to my great delight. Now I'm trying to figure out if I can where I might be PG wise based on my HCG level... I go in the AM for the second level to see that #s are rising.

So, the first # was 90.... so I am BARELY along, or a couple of weeks along??

What do you all know?

Thanks :)

[meggles]

HCG levels have such a huge range, I'm not sure that they can be accurately used to pinpoint exactly how pregnant you are. My levels were 211 at 14dpo, 611 at 17dpo, and over 2,000 at 20dpo. They were on the higher end, but still completely normal.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

I wish you could tell by the numbers how far along. It would make it a bit easier but alas there is just to huge a variation. Here is what is considered normal.

1 week past O or 3 weeks past af 5-50
2 weeks past O or 4 weeks past af 10-424
3 weeks past O or 5 weeks past af 19-7,340
4 weeks past O or 6 weeks past af 1,080-56,500


http://hrdmrdajfd.tripod.com/formyfriends_mrdcatlvr/id2.html Go here for the complete list.

[SongbirdSinging]

thanks for the info... seems to me that we'll just have to wait and see what the U/S says!!

[LizaBear]

With Boo - my HCG counts were :
20 dpo : 2,096
38 dpo : 69,874

With Bug - my HCG counts were :
10 dpo : 56
17 dpo : 1,328
39 dpo : 125,027
46 dpo : 129, 986

This baby - only 1 hcg count :
35 dpo : 87, 909

[SongbirdSinging]

second #s today were 393!!!

We'll have an U/S on Friday, I'll post more then!