period= beta 0?

t.bird · October 2008

hey ladies-quick question. as of friday the 10th my levels were down to 40- yesterday i had a huge temp drop & wicked heavy bleeding/clots/cramps etc. so i'm assuming this is my period. not just the lame bleeding/spotting that i've been dealing with for the past 3 weeks, but my actual period- right?

i manually started a new cycle with FF & it's continued on into today but i just wanted some reassurance that you can have your "period" even if you may have somer lingering HCG. i go in for my "last" bit of bloodwork this friday & with all this bleeding i'm pretty sure my levels will be at 0- hopefully.

so yeah- i guess i just wanted to make sure & also i'm pretty happy that my body seems to be doing what it's supposed to. thank you guys!

doyous&idos · October 2008

YAY! If I remember correctly, if AF is here your beta's are at 0, or at least below 5. My OB threw a wealth of knowledge at me 2 weeks ago and I wish I could have gotten it all in writing!

Good luck this cycle!

NavyPilotWife · October 2008

I am pretty sure that your levels are either zero or at least under 5, when you get AF.

The week that I got AF, I had a a blood draw on a Monday... I got the results that Friday and my levels were 2.5. I started spotting Friday night and got AF Saturday. I think on Sunday, I had a huge temp drop.

I hope this helps.

mcp · October 2008

Hi. I had an unusual experience where I got af after my d&c but my levels weren't back to zero (actually they were quite high). My dr monitored them and I ultimately had a methotrexate shot to get them back to zero. I believe this is rare though. I sounds like your body's just getting back to normal.

jeffrae · October 2008

I am not entirely sure -- but I can share my experience with you. I did not have my levels monitioed until 5 weeks post m/c (switched OB) and they were at 20 the first time checked. I actually passed a couple pieces of greyish material the day they were checked (had some clotting the days just prior to that) -- so I hoped it was AF, but my doctor did not think it was. I felt like I started my period (normal body cramping and other signs) about 5 days ago. 3 days ago I had my levels checked and they were 6 (10 days from last check). I never really stopped bleeding when I started last (had three days off at CD17 post m/c, then started on cd21 again) but it is different. So, I think this is it or close to it. I hope it is for you too!