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Late On Periods, Got HCG Blood Test Done. Can Any Online Doctor Help Me To Read It?

sir, my girlfriend is more than 1 month late on her periods, i got her urine tested two times at 20 days and 28 days, both resulted negetive, this time i got her a beta HCG blood test and the result shows 1.2mlU/L. i dont exactly know whot does it mean, is she pregnant?

if not what might be wrong..

awaiting for your reply, as i am from PAKISTAN, i have many problems getting a doctor consulted.!
posted on Fri, 12 Apr 2013
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Hi,

HCG stands for human chorionic gonadotropin. It is a hormone that is produced by chorion of the placenta. The good news for you is that any level below 5 mIU/L is negative for pregnancy. Thus, your girlfriend is not pregnant.

Further, If you are going to engage in regular sexual intercourse, I recommend that you use OCP pills as a method of contraception. Also, I recommend that you use condoms along with them to reduce the chances of pregnancy. I hope this helps. Best of luck.

Dr Vineet
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Late On Periods, Got HCG Blood Test Done. Can Any Online Doctor Help Me To Read It?

Hi, HCG stands for human chorionic gonadotropin. It is a hormone that is produced by chorion of the placenta. The good news for you is that any level below 5 mIU/L is negative for pregnancy. Thus, your girlfriend is not pregnant. Further, If you are going to engage in regular sexual intercourse, I recommend that you use OCP pills as a method of contraception. Also, I recommend that you use condoms along with them to reduce the chances of pregnancy. I hope this helps. Best of luck. Dr Vineet