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is it normal to not see anything via ultrasound when my levels are 509?
ok si I had bloodwork done on friday the 28th and my levels were 121 the dr said that was really low and had me go for an ultrasound so monday the 31st i got my blood drawn again and had my ultrasound the next day. they seen nothing on my ultrasound but my levels are 509 now how much longer till they would see something? Im not even sure how far along I am i think my lmp was feb 20th-25th?
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That is a low number based on your LMP, but if you ovulated late the number could be just fine. And it went up quite a lot between draws, so that is a good sign! If your numbers are average for how far along you are, you are probably closer to 4-5 weeks pregnant. It could be another week or so before they can see anything on ultrasound. I think they can usually see something with a beta of around 2000. But I think usually its much higher (10,000) for them to see a heartbeat. Good luck :)
10 years ago
HCG at that level is definitely too low to see anything on u/s.
For a transvaginal levels need to be at least 1000-1500 before you will see much of anything. Abdominal is usually over 2000.
Your HCG levels more than doubled in a few days so that's a positive sign.
I don't know why doctors insist on sending people for ultrasounds so early when the likelihood of seeing anything is slim (unless of course there is concern due to bleeding or history/possibility of ectopic, etc). It stresses people unnecessarily.
So don't worry too much that they didn't see anything yet.
Do they have you coming back to do another HCG?
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