What are the rates of hCG during pregnancy?

Now most women learn that they will soon become mummies with the help of a pregnancy test. It determines the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in the urine . It is produced after implantation of the egg into the endometrium of the uterus. The hormone contributes to the fact that the yellow body does not resolve, but begins to secrete progesterone, which is necessary for the development of pregnancy.

However, a more accurate analysis is a study of blood in which hCG also appears. Normally, non-pregnant women and men are either completely absent or in very small numbers. If this is not the case, then one can suspect a serious pathology.

The study determines not only the presence of HCG in the blood, but also its level. The presence of this hormone indicates that the woman is carrying the baby. But the concentration of hCG during pregnancy allows you to judge whether it is normal.

To fix his elevated level in a woman's blood can be after implantation in five days, that is, before the delay of menstruation. Tests are best used after it. If they are particularly sensitive, then they can be used several days earlier.

In addition, the amount of hCG during pregnancy changes in a certain way. Until 10-12 weeks, it doubles every 2 days, and then growth slows down.

Here are the indices of hCG during pregnancy, which should be normal:

• At 1 - 2 weeks 26 - 157;

• At 2 - 3 weeks 102 - 4871;

• On days 3-4 of 1111 - 31501;

• On the 4th - 5th week of 2561 - 82301;

• At 5 - 6 week 23101 - 151001;

• At 6 - 7 week 27301 - 233001;

• At week 7 - 11, 20901 - 291001;

• At the 11 th - 16 th week 6141 - 103001;

• On days 16 to 21, 4721 - 80101;

• At the 21st to 39th week 2701 - 78101.

In non-pregnant women and men, its level should be less than 5 blood.

However, here are indicative values, usually each laboratory as a result of the analysis clarifies the norm. Any doctor can make any conclusions in conjunction with other studies.

If the hCG during pregnancy is low, then this may mean that there are problems with bearing. In this situation, more research is needed. The level of the hormone can stop growth if the fetus stops developing or its death occurs. Confirm or refute it with the help of ultrasound. If it confirms the worst assumptions, then a woman is prescribed scraping.

With a slower growth of hCG than necessary, one can suspect placental insufficiency, an ectopic pregnancy, and a threat of interruption due to problems with hormones. However, it is possible that the deadline is simply incorrect.

It happens that the level of hCG during pregnancy is higher than normal. This may indicate the bearing of several babies, and in this situation it increases in proportion to their number. In addition, the hormone may be higher than normal due to toxicosis, with diabetes mellitus and the use of gestagens.

If the hCG exceeds the standard values in the second trimester, the doctor may suspect Down's syndrome in the child. However, this analysis alone is not enough to make such a diagnosis. In late terms, a high level of hormone may appear, if the birth does not begin on time. As this situation affects the health of the child.

In addition, the analysis for hCG is not only used in pregnant women. If this hormone is found in them, then it can be:

• With choriocarcinoma and bladder skidding;

• With neoplasms of the intestine, testicles, stomach, kidneys, uterus, breast, placenta, ovaries, lungs and other organs (often malignant);

• After abortion;

• When taking medications containing it.

Thus, it is very important to determine which hCG during pregnancy in a woman at different times and monitor the dynamics. Especially when suspected of serious pathologies such as death, stopping the development of the fetus, as well as its location outside the uterus. In addition, the analysis on hCG helps to diagnose malignant neoplasms in the body.