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OHbaby! Forums : HCG please help https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:49:59 +0000 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=35535 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[HCG please help : hugs hun that sucks! hope you...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1143653&title=hcg-please-help#1143653 Author: mummyofprinces
Subject: 35535
Posted: 03 September 2010 at 9:21pm

hugs hun that sucks! hope you told them what for, putting you through that stress!]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1143653&title=hcg-please-help#1143653 <![CDATA[HCG please help : poppet - man that's pretty...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1143070&title=hcg-please-help#1143070 Author: freckle
Subject: 35535
Posted: 03 September 2010 at 11:32am

poppet - man that's pretty slack - defo would have been nice if she'd mentioned that!]]> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:32:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1143070&title=hcg-please-help#1143070 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Dont you hate it when they leave...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142376&title=hcg-please-help#1142376 Author: lil_lease
Subject: 35535
Posted: 02 September 2010 at 4:57pm

Dont you hate it when they leave out rather important words like that.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:57:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142376&title=hcg-please-help#1142376 <![CDATA[HCG please help : It appears the nurse may have...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142370&title=hcg-please-help#1142370 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 02 September 2010 at 4:51pm

It appears the nurse may have left out the all important LESS THAN when she told me they were 5!! Gah what a rollercoaster!]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:51:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142370&title=hcg-please-help#1142370 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Ha my faint BFPs for this pg came...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142138&title=hcg-please-help#1142138 Author: Emmecat
Subject: 35535
Posted: 02 September 2010 at 1:26pm

Ha my faint BFPs for this pg came up when my HCG was 5...therefore neither pg or not pg lol. I waited a few days and got another BT and yep was def pg

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:26:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142138&title=hcg-please-help#1142138 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Poppet, the chemical that gives...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142024&title=hcg-please-help#1142024 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 35535
Posted: 02 September 2010 at 11:24am

Poppet, the chemical that gives you the + result is HCG whish is at its strongest in the morning. You could test tomorrow morning to see what that test says while wating for the bloods to come back.

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:24:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142024&title=hcg-please-help#1142024 <![CDATA[HCG please help : I have put a call in ofr the Dr...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142002&title=hcg-please-help#1142002 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 02 September 2010 at 10:45am

I have put a call in ofr the Dr who is on again this afternoon. I did another HPT test last night and was -tve so I would like to have another blood test done to confirm if hcg has gone up or down.

My boobs are tingling again today and am still feeling sick and cramps and TMI have brown spotting again.

Edited by poppet]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:45:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1142002&title=hcg-please-help#1142002 <![CDATA[HCG please help : I got a +ive albeit faint HPT...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141148&title=hcg-please-help#1141148 Author: mummyofprinces
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 2:36pm

I got a +ive albeit faint HPT and my BT came as HCG 11... so by medical standards as freckle said not positive not negative.. turns out I was pregnant...

So to OP, I would get more bloods to see if the HCG has gone up...

Edited by melnel]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:36:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141148&title=hcg-please-help#1141148 <![CDATA[HCG please help : freckle wrote:Melissa - reliability...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141128&title=hcg-please-help#1141128 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 2:23pm

Originally posted by freckle freckle wrote:

Melissa - reliability and sensitivity are not the same... the blood test is more reliable but not necessarily more sensitive - it depends on how concentrated the urine is - hence why BTs may show a preg first.

So totally agree, I had a urine test done at 3 weeks pregnant and it came back negative but my bloods came back positive so a blood test does show before a urine. I didn't have enouhg HCG in my urine to get a positive test.

]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:23:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141128&title=hcg-please-help#1141128 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Personally I would do another...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141123&title=hcg-please-help#1141123 Author: Peanut
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 2:20pm

Personally I would do another blood test if you are unsure and your last AF was different to usual.

My first preg I never got a positive on a urine so had a set of bloods to make sure.

My second preg I got a positive at 10DPO so didn't bother with bloods.

I tend to agree with Freckle in that bloods are more accurate in that urine HCG is subjective to time of day, concentration etc.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:20:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141123&title=hcg-please-help#1141123 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Normal level is under 5 not under...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141066&title=hcg-please-help#1141066 Author: fairy1
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 1:22pm

Normal level is under 5 not under 2 (ive had results of 4 before which is why I say this, and I know of other people who have).
The best time to do the urine test is in the morning as the HCG level will be most concentrated then. So if you can wait till tomorrow morning it would be better than tonight.
I dont think you need to do a blood test if the urine is negative.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:22:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141066&title=hcg-please-help#1141066 <![CDATA[HCG please help : If the test tonight is negative...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141011&title=hcg-please-help#1141011 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 12:02pm

If the test tonight is negative do I need to get another BT to check that it has returned to normal levels again? eg under 2?]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:02:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1141011&title=hcg-please-help#1141011 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Melissa - reliability and sensitivity...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140985&title=hcg-please-help#1140985 Author: freckle
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:45am

Melissa - reliability and sensitivity are not the same... the blood test is more reliable but not necessarily more sensitive - it depends on how concentrated the urine is - hence why BTs may show a preg first.
]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:45:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140985&title=hcg-please-help#1140985 <![CDATA[HCG please help : freckle wrote: melissag wrote:If...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140966&title=hcg-please-help#1140966 Author: fairy1
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:24am

freckle wrote:

melissag wrote:

If its showing in your urine then it will show on the blood test, and vice versa, if your urine is negative then the blood test will be negative. The blood test isnt actually more sensitive than a urine test ( I thought it was til I needed to get it done).
Im assuming your AF is late for you to be doing the tests, but if it isnt then you need to wait till it is late, sometimes it shows up on the same day as your AF is due but other times it takes a week.

Dont want to confuse you, but most medical doctors (all the ones I have worked with and Ive worked with a lot) agree that a blood test isnt considered more reliable than the urine test. Thats why they dont routinely do a blood HCG level.

Do the urine test again and see what it says. You can still get AF when pregnant and its different to usual then maybe. Good luck.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:24:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140966&title=hcg-please-help#1140966 <![CDATA[HCG please help : freckle wrote: poppet wrote:I...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140963&title=hcg-please-help#1140963 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:21am

freckle wrote:

poppet wrote:

I realise it was very early but I was stressing big time and thought the blood test might show by then, as I said I am new to all this. The blood test was last wednesday so I am now 15 dpo, I will do a hpt tonight and see what that shows.

Why would the level be 5 though? If you are not pregnant what is the normal level to have in your body?

normally it's less than 2... A HPT should definitely give you an accurate result now, esp if they were rising from 5 last week! Good luck for the result your after

Thank you! My husband and I want children one day, just a bit of a shock at the moment because timing isn't right but if I am pregnant then we will get our heads around it. I just really want to know one way of the other.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:21:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140963&title=hcg-please-help#1140963 <![CDATA[HCG please help : melissag wrote:If its showing...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140956&title=hcg-please-help#1140956 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:19am

I thought AF had arrived but it is different to normal so that is what has made me think about all of this again after thinking it was fine from being told that hcg was 5 so negative.

Edited by poppet]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:19:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140956&title=hcg-please-help#1140956 <![CDATA[HCG please help : poppet wrote:I realise it was...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140953&title=hcg-please-help#1140953 Author: freckle
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:18am

normally it's less than 2... A HPT should definitely give you an accurate result now, esp if they were rising from 5 last week! Good luck for the result your after

Edited by freckle]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:18:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140953&title=hcg-please-help#1140953 <![CDATA[HCG please help : melissag wrote:If its showing...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140952&title=hcg-please-help#1140952 Author: freckle
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:16am

Hcg is usually detectable in blood a day or two before urine. Blood tests are generally considered more reliable as they aren't subject to changes in hydration levels which effect the concentration of hcg in the urine.
Also it def possible to get a positive before AF is due.. the average 1st positive is 13.6 days however, lots of people get them earlier. My one for this baby was 9dpo.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:16:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140952&title=hcg-please-help#1140952 <![CDATA[HCG please help : I realise it was very early but...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140947&title=hcg-please-help#1140947 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:13am

I realise it was very early but I was stressing big time and thought the blood test might show by then, as I said I am new to all this. The blood test was last wednesday so I am now 15 dpo, I will do a hpt tonight and see what that shows.

Why would the level be 5 though? If you are not pregnant what is the normal level to have in your body?]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:13:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140947&title=hcg-please-help#1140947 <![CDATA[HCG please help : If its showing in your urine then...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140944&title=hcg-please-help#1140944 Author: fairy1
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:10am

If its showing in your urine then it will show on the blood test, and vice versa, if your urine is negative then the blood test will be negative. The blood test isnt actually more sensitive than a urine test ( I thought it was til I needed to get it done).
Im assuming your AF is late for you to be doing the tests, but if it isnt then you need to wait till it is late, sometimes it shows up on the same day as your AF is due but other times it takes a week.]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:10:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140944&title=hcg-please-help#1140944 <![CDATA[HCG please help : poppet - between 5-25 is generally...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140939&title=hcg-please-help#1140939 Author: freckle
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:08am

poppet - between 5-25 is generally considered an equivocal result (meaning you may or maynot be preg)... below 5 is neg - so you're on the border of neg and equivocal... some hpt brands show positives before 25, first response is a good one, which often gives an early result. I would say just test again to see if your levels have risen...

Edited by freckle]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:08:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140939&title=hcg-please-help#1140939 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Its classed as negative. Your...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140934&title=hcg-please-help#1140934 Author: kebakat
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:06am

Its classed as negative. Your only 8DPO though which is really very early to test and for bloods. I doubt my doc would even bother at 8DPO.

Your best to wait a few days and then test again, it takes 48hrs on average for hcg to double, some people rise faster and slower. I get very faint positive tests on 12DPO and you can only see those if I hold them up to the light]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:06:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140934&title=hcg-please-help#1140934 <![CDATA[HCG please help : They checked my blood levels because...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140924&title=hcg-please-help#1140924 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:00am

They checked my blood levels because I asked them to as I knew there was a chance I could be pregnant (we are not currenlty trying). No positive urine test but it wouldn't show if the hcg was only 5, it needs to be 25+ doesn't it?. I guess I will have to do another one tonight and see if the levels have come up.

I am not able to call the Dr from work so hoped someone might be able to help in the meantime.
]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:00:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140924&title=hcg-please-help#1140924 <![CDATA[HCG please help : Less than or equal to 5 means...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140910&title=hcg-please-help#1140910 Author: fairy1
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 10:52am

Less than or equal to 5 means you're not pregnant, anything above 5 would mean you're pregnant but the results should be higher than 5.
If you are confused about the results you should ask the nurse at your GP to explain it more. If they cant then you have the right to ask your GP to explain it.
Blood HCG levels arent routinely done in pregnancy unless they are looking for a mc or ectopic pregnancy or there is bleeding. Why did they check your blood levels? Have you a positive urine pregnancy test?]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:52:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140910&title=hcg-please-help#1140910 <![CDATA[HCG please help : I am new to all this, can someone...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140898&title=hcg-please-help#1140898 Author: poppet
Subject: 35535
Posted: 01 September 2010 at 10:43am

I am new to all this, can someone please help?

I had a blood test at the Dr last week which would have been about 8 dpo and my hcg was 5 which the nurse told me was negative. I haven't been able to get it out of my head, what does a level of 5 mean if below 5 is negative and above is positive?

]]> Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:43:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35535&PID=1140898&title=hcg-please-help#1140898