Hcg levels please give me hope

[Natjane1]

9 positive tests, most recent being today.. went for a scan today at EPU due to pain (no bleeding as of yet) couldn't find a sac or anything.. had bloods and results came back at hcg levels of 22... due to go for more bloods in 48 hours, can someone give me hope as I haven't been able to fall pregnant in 6 years and I'm scared :(

How many dpo are you? Someone posted a chart of normal ranges of HCG on another thread recently and they vary really widely. It's doubling every 48 hours that's key.

Also can't see much on a scan until 6 weeks.

@bitheby

How many dpo are you? Someone posted a chart of normal ranges of HCG on another thread recently and they vary really widely. It's doubling every 48 hours that's key.

Also can't see much on a scan until 6 weeks.

I don't know as my periods were not regular, I should be over 10dpo at least :(

@bitheby

How many dpo are you? Someone posted a chart of normal ranges of HCG on another thread recently and they vary really widely. It's doubling every 48 hours that's key.

Also can't see much on a scan until 6 weeks.

All my tests were obviously positive

I can understand the anxiety but why did the EPU even attempted a scan?
There is nothing to see so early on.
I barely had a positive test at 10 dpo...
You need to be patient and wait for a couple of weeks and maybe book a reassurance scan?
Nobody here can give you hope.
Otherwise you could go for repeat hcg blood test to see if it's doubling in 2 days.
But even then... it's so early, literally anything can happen and nothing will be "reassuring"...

@SunnySideUp2020

I can understand the anxiety but why did the EPU even attempted a scan? There is nothing to see so early on. I barely had a positive test at 10 dpo... You need to be patient and wait for a couple of weeks and maybe book a reassurance scan? Nobody here can give you hope. Otherwise you could go for repeat hcg blood test to see if it's doubling in 2 days. But even then... it's so early, literally anything can happen and nothing will be "reassuring"...

Because I've been having pain in my right side ? That's why!

@SunnySideUp2020

I can understand the anxiety but why did the EPU even attempted a scan? There is nothing to see so early on. I barely had a positive test at 10 dpo... You need to be patient and wait for a couple of weeks and maybe book a reassurance scan? Nobody here can give you hope. Otherwise you could go for repeat hcg blood test to see if it's doubling in 2 days. But even then... it's so early, literally anything can happen and nothing will be "reassuring"...

You barely had a positive test lol me and you aren't the same though are we ? Going by my last period I should be able 5 weeks by now

If you're 5 weeks now, 5 weeks, anything above 18 is considered normal. The main thing is that the hcg is increasing/doubling and not the actual number in itself.

Scans early on in pregnancy are very unlikely to give you any clear information and that it doesn’t make sense to seek a scan much before 6 weeks unless there is a suspected ectopic (which is presumably why they saw you). A HCG for level of 22 is consist with 10dpo but very low if you’re 5 weeks. All you can do is wait and see.

In my experience, good early scans and high HCG levels can unfortunately still lead to miscarriage. Personally, I have tended to use clearblue digital as a rough marker of HCG progression via the weeks indicator (not entirely reliable but has worked for me) and then sought a private scan around 7 weeks for reassurance. It isn’t really an EPU role to manage the anxiety of early pregnancy unless you have a history that necessitates their involvement, or pain and bleeding that warrants investigation.

You’ll need to wait for another blood test to find out if hcg is rising normally as others have said.

Are you on any medication for irregular periods? I have pcos so I take metformin and it’s like a wonder drug, my cycles are now 30 days exactly. I also take myo inositol to help me ovulate.

I hope this pregnancy works out for you xx

@Natjane1 I wouldn’t worry too much about the hcg number, as others have said it’s only really relevant if you have a second blood test 48 hours later to see if the number is doubling or not.

As for not seeing anything on a scan I found this online regarding what levels you’d need to have for something to be visible

“ Seeing Gestational Sac on Ultrasound
When correlated with hCG levels, a gestational sac should be seen on ultrasound at about 5 weeks when the hCG level has reached about 1500 to 2000.”

Here we go. These aren't my figures and I don't have a source, I copied them off another thread. But you're in a normal range for 3-5 weeks.

Weeks from LMP (Last Menstrual Period)
Approximate amount of hCG (in mIU/ml or IU/l)

3 weeks
5 to 50

4 weeks
5 to 426

5 weeks
19 to 7,340

6 weeks
1,080 to 56,500

7 to 8 weeks
7,650 to 229,000

9 to 12 weeks
25,700 to 288,000

13 to 16 weeks
3,300 to 253,000

17 to 24 weeks (second trimester)
4,060 to 165,400