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According to the American Pregnancy Association:

hCG levels in weeks from LMP:
•3 weeks LMP: 5 – 50 mIU/ml
•4 weeks LMP: 5 – 426 mIU/ml
•5 weeks LMP: 18 – 7,340 mIU/ml
•6 weeks LMP: 1,080 – 56,500 mIU/ml
•7 – 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 – 229,000 mIU/ml
•9 – 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 – 288,000 mIU/ml
•13 – 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 – 254,000 mIU/ml
•17 – 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 – 165,400 mIU/ml
•25 – 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 – 117,000 mIU/ml
•Non-pregnant females: <5.0 mIU/ml

So if you ovulated somewhere around July 19th then you'd be somewhere around five weeks or so which would put you within the range for five weeks according to the chart. Do you usually have regular cycles? Are you able to make another appointment with a different doctor in a few days to see if your blood hCG has increased? I do agree with the doctor when she said don't take anything just yet to bring on a period in case you're in the very very early stages of pregnancy. When were you expecting your period?

It depends on the lab, some consider a level over 5 to be positive for pregnancy, others are 25 and over. Levels below 5 can be sometimes seen in nonpregnant women, so they are generally considered negative.