How soon can a hpt detect a failed
pregnancy? Does the pregnancy hormone
stick around for awhile? I'm 8 weeks and
spotting like I did the last time when I
miscarried...Would a hpt be a waste of $
& time?
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Kiss_Me04
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 158 Location: New York City
Posted: 03-17-05 11:11am
In my last pregnancy I started spotting
and that ended in a miscarriage.. I got
pregnant again this time and started
spotting also.. I thought that it was
another miscarriage.. But it wasn't now
im 21 weeks.. Go talk to your doctor..
They can do a blood test to see where your
level is at... It may not be anything bad
this time... Good luck
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Innchik18
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Nov 2004 Posts: 247 Location: Oregon
Posted: 03-17-05 13:22pm
Catt- yeah there is no use in taking a
pregnancy test because thet detect as
little as 25 mg of hcg's in your urine.
When I had my miscarriage even after
everything came out the pregnancy test was
still coming back positive for 2 weeks
after that. So if you take one right now
its gonna still be positive. The only way
to know if your miscarrying is to get a
blood test which actually gives specific
numbers. At different stages in
pregnancies there are specific number of
hcg's.. I remember when they first did a
test on me at 8 weeks I was at 20,000 and
then the next day I was at 12,000 and then
downhill from here. So they only way to
know is to go to your doctor and get a
blood test.......Otherwise it would be a
waste of money
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Catt
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 40 Location: NS
Posted: 03-17-05 18:33pm
Crap! I haven't even told my Dr. Yet
because he told me to make sure I waited
at least 3 normal periods before trying
again....Guess i'll get I told you so when
I go see him...Thanx for the input!....
