Pregnancy Week by Week

HCG Levels in Pregnancy

Every woman who wants to have babies really wishes that her pregnancies develop she has a healthy and normal pregnancy, with no complications. One of the markers that say if the pregnancy is going on nicely as planeed is the level of hCG. The hCG values are different in each couple of days, growing until 2 or 3 months of pregnancy have elapsed.

What is hCG?

The hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin is the hormone produced while being pregnant, found in the blood and urine. This hormone and its derivates are the starters of a pregnancy, being present even before the implantation of the fecundated egg into the mother's woundwomb. Almost all of pregnancy tests found on in the market are based on the highlighting of hCG in the urine stream of the female.

How do hCG Levels Mark different Stages and Happenings in Pregnancies?

As I said above Earlier, hCG levels start growing shortly after fecundation (the normal hCG level of a non-pregnant female is somewhere between 0.50 mlU and 2 mlU), normally (78% of all normal pregnancies) doubling every 72 hours, reaching an all pregnancy high between the 8th and the 10th week. After this, it lowers and stays low.
A low level of hCG after a normalduring pregnancy can characterize a pregnancy that will lead to miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy (in medical history there were just 3 cases of ectopic pregnancies or eCysis that resulted in healthy babies).
In the case of fertility treatments done by injecting hCG, the levels of hormones will be misinterpreted by pregnancy tests, lowering just after 5 to 14 days to the normal status. When given such a treatment, tests should be done only after 2 weeks from it.

Are the hCG Levels of a Singleton Pregnancy Identical to a Multiple One's Levels?

No, they are not! When multiple babiesbabies' pregnancies occur, the levels of hCG are higher even from the first 2 weeks.

What are the Levels of hCG in different Early Stages of a Pregnancy?

There can be different levels for every female on the planet, but they have to stay in rather wide limits. You don't need to worry if your levels may be different! You can be an exception, so before having a nervous breakdown, check in a doctor's office for more investigation.

What are the levels Levels for a Singleton Pregnancy?

For day 14 should be: 48 mlU average, 119 mlU for high and 17 mlU for low
For day 15 should be: 59 mlU average, 147 mlU for high and 17 mlU for low
For day 16 should be: 95 mlU average, 223 mlU for high and 33 mlU for low
For day 17 should be: 132 mlU average, 429 mlU for high and 17 mlU for low
For day 18 should be: 292 mlU average, 758 mlU for high and 70 mlU for low
For day 19 should be: 303 mlU average, 514 mlU for high and 111 mlU for low
For day 20 should be: 522 mlU average, 1690 mlU for high and 135 mlU for low
For day 21 should be: 1061 mlU average, 4130 mlU for high and 324 mlU for low
For day 22 should be: 1287 mlU average, 3279 mlU for high and 185 mlU for low
For day 23 should be: 2034 mlU average, 4660 mlUn for high and 540 mlU for low

In conclusion, the fact that you should always have in mind is monitoring yourself so as to determine early any possible problems that may occur., This will ensure so thaat you and your baby will end up happy and healthy.