Hcg 1575 but nothing seen on scan!

[Kerrielouise84]

Hi all, so i got a bfp last wednesday at 11/12 dpo tested negative prior to this, so due to recurrent loss I had to go to epu yesterday for bloods they also offered me a scan so I said yes, I was scanned & was told they couldn't see anything just really thick womb lining & told me it was just to early to see anything yet, then my bloods came back at 1575 they told me they wasn't expecting them to be that high due to not seeing anything on scan so now i'm really worried & expecting it to just all go wrong again! Has anybody else been in this situation & had a positive outcome? TIA xxx

I was told there's nothing to see until the level is above 2000, so I wouldnt worry too much!

Seeing as you can get a bfp from not much past 3 weeks these days, you might not even quite be 5 weeks now. It would be quite normal not to be able to see anything on a scan before 5 weeks.

But of course there is always a risk of ectopic, especially if your hcg is above 1500 and they can't even see a sac. Unfortunately it will just be a waiting game, but make sure you are aware of symptoms of a possible ectopic.

I really hope that it's a positive outcome for you this time xx

I would try not to worry. The blood results are encouraging. At this stage trying to see anything on a scan is really really difficult. Congratulations on your BFP!

Thankyou for your replys, they did do an internal aswell & she said she'd had a really good look & couldn't see anything suspicious to indicate an etopic ie a mass around the area my tubes are & no free fluid seen either they just said i have a tiny cyst on 1 of my ovaries but they said they would expect to see that sometimes in early pregnancy, I have to go for repeat bloods tomorrow to see if they hav doubled xx

I had an ectopic last year, I had early scans as well but they weren't overly concerned with hcg levels of 1400, but when it reached 2500 they were. I don't want to worry you unnecessarily, but there wasn't anything visible on or around my tube. Make sure you get monotored closely. Having all my fingers crossed for you!

Everyone who is pregnant has an ovarian cyst, it’s what keeps the pregnancy going hormonally in the first trimester. Nothing to worry about at all.

So sorry to hear about your ectopic, thankyou for your reply, I am really worried I really hope this dosen't turn out the same as it would be my 5th loss in the past year & don't think I could bring myself to try again 😔 xx

@Kerrielouise84 were they all very early losses? Did they put you on progesterone and baby aspirin from ovulation to see if that will help? It seems to help so many women who have had multiple early losses, me included.

My 1st loss babys heart stopped at 9wks 4 days mmc, 2nd loss was a chemical, 3rd loss twin pregnancy mmc at 8 wks then another chemical in march, I'm on progesterone pessaries & 150mg aspirin which I started as soon as I got my bfp this time, as they gave me them in march but by the time I started taking them it was too late I asked about taking them from ovulation but the consultant told me to just start them from my bfp! Xx

This is not strictly true. I suspect you're referring to the corpus luteum, which appears every month after an egg is released from a dominant follicle. It only produced progesterone to aid pregnancy until about 6/7 weeks and it's not a true ovarian cyst.

I work in obstetric ultrasound OP. How many weeks do you think you are? 11 days since ovulation would make you about 3 weeks, we can't see anything this early as it's just far too tiny and likely a yolk sac has only just started to develop. Generally we won't see anything before 4/5 weeks and no fetal heartbeat until 6/7 weeks. Your bloods are nothing to be alarmed by.

Thankyou for your reply, I think i'll be about 5 weeks this weekend as I ovulated around the 21/22 of may & got my bfp 1st of june at 11/12 dpo xx

Hi, just thought i'd update I went for bloods this morning & they have doubled, so gotta go for a scan on the 24th 🤞 & everything crossed they see something & all is well xx

Thankyou for your reply & ah that's good to hear, thankyou very much 😊 xx

HCG will still double exactly the same way with an ectopic pregnancy. It's the absence of a pregnancy in the womb combined with doubling HCG levels that can confirm an ectopic initially.

Hi, just thought i'd give another update, I've just been for another scan this morning & there was a little bean with a heartbeat & in the right place! I am beyond thrilled!! I just hope that little heart keeps beating for us 💗 & we get our much longed for rainbow, so thankyou for all your reasurring replies 🥰🌈

@Kerrielouise84 congratulations on the scan going well. I've just read through this thread and it's great to hear. I have suffered 3 miscarriages so far so I know how it feels.

Have you done anything differently this time?

Thankyou so much 😊 the only thing I have done differently this time is take 150mg of aspirin every evening since bfp & progesterone pessaries, morning & evening xx

@Kerrielouise84 o really hope it continues to go well for you ☺️

I have aspirin and progesterone at the ready for next time! Fingers crossed 🤞

So happy for you OP, Congratulations!

Please keep us updated if you can, and fingers crossed to you all x

Thankyou 😊 & I have my fingers crossed for you too 🤞🌈 xx

Thankyou so much 😊 I will keep updating I have another scan a week on tuesday & they have offered me weekly scans after that so I will deffinetly be having them as my anxiety is through the roof!! I just so hope this little bean stays strong & sticks 💗 xx