Higher-than-typical hCG levels can signal that you're carrying twins or multiples or, in rare cases, have a molar pregnancy. Often, you won't know what your hCG levels are during pregnancy.

Hi doc, I had a D & C in July due to a partial molar. With weekly blood tests my HCG continued to drop. Last week it was 8, but this week is has increased to 9. I am ovulating this week. Should I be ...

In molar pregnancies, trophoblastic hyperplasia results in higher serum hCG levels than in normal pregnancies of the same gestational age 10. Considering that the ultrasound images of non-molar ...

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum hCG level in the differential diagnosis between non-molar miscarriage and complete hydatidiform mole in<11 weeks gestation. METHODS: ...

Of 400 randomly selected patients with molar pregnancy, 333 cases (83%) were uncomplicated, and 211 of these (63%) completed recommended hCG follow-up.

Van Trommel et al have previously shown that serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) cutoff levels can provide early prediction of resistance to first-line methotrexate (MTX) in patients with ...

If your hCG levels don't go down you need treatment with chemotherapy. If you need to have chemotherapy, you go to one of the following hospitals: Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield Charing Cross ...

In all cases, serum or urine hCG concentrations are elevated (5 IU/L or more on the Charing Cross hCG assay). Residual tissue regression occurs spontaneously in most patients, and a corresponding ...

In a complete molar pregnancy, the sperm fertilises with an empty egg causing the tissue to grow and form grape-like clusters. These clusters trigger hCG levels and feed on them.

In the largest study to date, we describe the regression of serum hCG levels in patients with low-risk PTD successfully treated with MTX. At high specificity, hCG levels in the first few courses of ...