How Is Beta HCG Level Interpreted To Understand If One Is Pregnant Or Not?

Posted on Sun, 6 May 2018

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Question : Hello Doc,
I have missed my periods and I did the home pregnancy and also at doctors place the urine tests it says positive. Also I have done the blood test

Can you please help me evaluate the tests report and tell me whether it is positive or negative

Answered by Dr. Deepti Verma (37 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Non pregnant state

Detailed Answer:
Hi dear,
I have gone through your question and understand the concerns.
I have reviewed the reports.
The beta hCG levels are less than 5, which is confirmatory of the fact that there is no pregnancy.
The complete blood count report is absolutely normal.
I will suggest you to repeat the urine pregnancy test tomorrow morning with the kit from a different brand, and observe the result at 5 minutes, and not earlier or later.
It is likely to be negative.
Hope you found the answer helpful.
Regards
Dr Deepti Verma
OBGYN

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