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Ectopic Scare
I've been having bad lower abdomen pains for about three weeks (I am 6wks 4days pregnant). I had my first appt today and they had me do blood work to make sure it wasn't an ectopic pregnancy. I waited about 5 hours for my doctor to call me and I was literally crying, pacing, and staring at my cell for the entire 5 hours. She just called and said I'm in the clear 
but she said my numbers were incredibly high for only being 6 wks 4days. She said I'm either carrying multiples or am a few weeks farther than we thought. So I go tomorrow for an Ultra Sound to determine whats going on. I'm sososo relieved, but now scared im having twins!! Haha wish me luck with that!
but she said my numbers were incredibly high for only being 6 wks 4days. She said I'm either carrying multiples or am a few weeks farther than we thought. So I go tomorrow for an Ultra Sound to determine whats going on. I'm sososo relieved, but now scared im having twins!! Haha wish me luck with that! 
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Re: Ectopic Scare
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I believe it was my hcg levels that were really high, I was so overjoyed when the doctor called and said it was fine that I can't quite remember if she said what was high or not. But below is what I found about the blood work.
HCG Test: This test is used for confirmation of an ectopic pregnancy by taking the blood sample to measure the hormone level. The name of the hormone is human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), this is present in placenta. Placenta is an organ developed during the pregnancy period. So, after ten days of the fertilization period, we can calculate the hormone levels in the blood and the urine. This hormone level will be increasing every two days for the first trimester (first twelve weeks). So , if there is no increase in the hormone level every two days in the first trimester, then we can determine that there is an ectopic pregnancy.