What Causes A Positive Pregnancy Test After Having An Abortion?
I had an abortion 3 weeks ago and had unprotected sex 2 weeks later. I went to take a blood test last friday and i went back to the doctor the following monday and my results came back positive with a HGL of 123. Then i took another blood test on monday and got my test results back today and my HGL dropped down to 70.67. So now i have to go and get an ultra sound tomorrow and i want to know if there could be a problem.
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
General & Family Physician, Dr. Vasudha's Response
Hi, I understand your concern. - HCG levels can take as long as 4 to 6 weeks after abortion to reach to normal level. - The unprotected sex you had was 1 week back- The earliest appearance of HCG in pregnansy is 8-10 days.Also your HCg level is declining- -So the HCG noted can not be due to new pregnancy ( by your latest sex.) * All of these indicate that, the present HCG noted is from aborted pregnancy.
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What Causes A Positive Pregnancy Test After Having An Abortion?
Hi, I understand your concern. - HCG levels can take as long as 4 to 6 weeks after abortion to reach to normal level. - The unprotected sex you had was 1 week back- The earliest appearance of HCG in pregnansy is 8-10 days.Also your HCg level is declining- -So the HCG noted can not be due to new pregnancy ( by your latest sex.) * All of these indicate that, the present HCG noted is from aborted pregnancy. Thanks.