When can I get my hormone levels tested after a miscarriage?

[vallinnapod]

Hi - posting here and in infertility as not sure which is appropriate.

Had an ERPC yesterday so I realise it is early days.

Desperate to get started again. It will be IVF as I have no periods due to PCOS. Just wondering when I can get my hormone blood tests redone? I am assuming at the moment my body still believes itself to be PG therefore not accurate to do them. I don't have the 'luxury' of a period to let me know we are good to go.

I'd do a weekly HPT until it is negative. It's tended to take about 3 weeks IME from 8-9 weeks pregnant. I have sometimes had slightly odd cycles for the next few months but if the hormone levels are all artificial I would assume once the HCG is out of your system you can try again. Have you asked the clinic?
I'm sorry you are in the situation, even worse to lose a baby when the pregnancy was so hard won in the first place.

Thank you for your response.

I am mid-changing IVF clinics so I will ask at my consultation.

I never thought seeing a positive HPT would be so damn depressing.

Hi vall. I can't really answer your question because I got to a point where I didn't want to see another positive test. I stopped a few days after I stopped bleeding I think. But my periods came back basically straight away so I don't think it took that long.

I completely understand you wanting to go again asap. All I wanted when I had my IVF mc was to be pg again as soon as possible. However, work travel and other things intervened and I waited from mcing from cycle 1 in March to doing cycle 2 in June, and I was barely ready then. I didn't realise how long it took me to recover physically until I looked back with the benefit of hindsight. So I completely understand your anxiousness to get on with it, but please give yourself time to recover. I thought I had taken it in my stride but I really hadn't.