“Pregnancy test?”
I took a home pregnancy test it was positive. So I went and got blood work don’t and my HCG was 34,230 and my progesterone was 7.8. So my question is what does that mean?
Female | 31 years old
Complaint duration: 3 days
2 Answers
Dr. Kesha Robertson
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist)
You should initiate prenatal care as soon as possible as your beta hcg level is high enough to identify a pregnancy on ultrasound. This will at least let you know if things are headed in the right direction.
This beta could be ok for where you are depending on the day of you last menstrual period and what your ultrasound shows....or it could be low (or abnormal) if you should be farther along. The range for this value is wide this is why the ultrasound would be important. As providers we should see something in the uterus with a beta hcg of 1500 to 6000 depending on if we are using a transvaginal ultrasound or abdominal probe.
Progesterone levels are funny. Sometime a low Progesterone level in early pregnancy can represent the need for additional hormonal support and an abnormal pregnancy.
With those labs values you would need an ultrasound to get a better understanding of the whole clinical picture.
This beta could be ok for where you are depending on the day of you last menstrual period and what your ultrasound shows....or it could be low (or abnormal) if you should be farther along. The range for this value is wide this is why the ultrasound would be important. As providers we should see something in the uterus with a beta hcg of 1500 to 6000 depending on if we are using a transvaginal ultrasound or abdominal probe.
Progesterone levels are funny. Sometime a low Progesterone level in early pregnancy can represent the need for additional hormonal support and an abnormal pregnancy.
With those labs values you would need an ultrasound to get a better understanding of the whole clinical picture.
It means you are definitely far enough along to get an ultrasound and see the fetus.
