One test result for blood levels of HCGs is not conclusive enough to draw conclusions about a pregnancy's prognosis and possible miscarriage. Several HCG-level measurements are necessary to draw a conclusion about miscarriage. In normal pregnancies, the HCG-levels almost doubles every 2 days. If HCG-levels do not increase by 60% over 2 days ago, or if HCG-levels decrease, there is a possibility for miscarriage.


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