I am a 53 year woman in my third month of Accutane 30 milligrams a day, for menopausal cystic acne on face, chest and back. I am ecstatic that the Accutane has been working after all else has failed, but my third month blood work came back with a 5 HCG, indeterminate. We all know that I m not pregnant, but my doctor wants to stop the Accutane. I have no problems or side effects and I don t want to stop. Why do I have an elevated HCG?