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HCG Levels

knottied0ed6137624af88aknottied0ed6137624af88a Newbie
in October 2023 Moms
Has anyone been required to have their hcg levels checked every two days by their doctor prior to six weeks?
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Re: HCG Levels

  • pruittl87pruittl87 member
    edited February 2023
    My dr had me tested at 5w1d and 5w3d to make sure hcg was increasing bc I was experiencing some dark brown spotting during week 4. Thankfully my numbers doubled and spotting has stopped. No additional plans for testing again before first ultrasound.
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  • linh18linh18 member
    I'm a little disappointed my doctor wouldn't check my levels. We asked specifically at 4 weeks and they were like "nah you don't need it, come back at 8 weeks for ultrasound and then 13 for any blood tests". Might be normal for the area I'm in though? (Rural SE Asia) I'm not sure. 
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  • pruittl87pruittl87 member
    edited February 2023
    @linh18 my first pregnancy I didn’t request early testing and wasn’t offered it, but I did do blood work at my 8 week appointment. Based off that, 13 weeks seems late to me- especially since in the states if you’re doing genetic testing (first trimester or NIPT), you can get tested as early as 10 weeks. I’m not a medical professional and I’m sure your doctors have their reasons. However if you want testing I would hope they would honor your request. If only for your own peace of mind. Good luck!!
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  • Knottiea9a9e60354892f49Knottiea9a9e60354892f49 member
    I got mine checked yesterday at 5wk because of a small amount of spotting and an earlier ultrasound Tuesday. Not sure if they will be checking the levels again on Tuesday too. The original plan was to wait until 8 weeks.
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  • knottied0ed6137624af88aknottied0ed6137624af88a Newbie
    Thank you ladies for your replies. It does just seem like such a long time to wait.
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