Every day of the waiting is an eternity after an IVF embryo transfer. You are optimistic, anxious, and always pursuing every slightest indication your body presents to you. Finally, the time has come for the beta hCG test. However, what are those numbers? How would you feel whether it is good news or not?
We realize this at Sehgal Nursing home, a top IVF clinic in Delhi, because the days that follow embryo transfer are full of excitement and anxiety. In this guide, we will assist you in knowing what your levels of beta hCG mean, how to interpret them, and what may influence your results.
hCG is an acronym that means human chorionic gonadotropin; it is a secretion that is synthesized by your body when an embryo attaches itself to the uterus. In a natural pregnancy, the hormone that is detected by home pregnancy tests is the same.
In IVF, we, however, test beta hCG, a more specific version of the hormone, measured in a blood test some 1014 days after embryo transfer.
The perfect number does not exist, as each body and each pregnancy is unique. Nonetheless, physicians in our IVF center in Delhi tend to have the following as a guide to early pregnancy beta hCG:
|
Days After Embryo Transfer |
Expected Beta hCG (mIU/mL) |
|
7–9 Days |
5–50 |
|
10–12 Days |
50–100 |
|
13–14 Days |
100–400 |
|
15–20 Days |
400–2000+ |
A positive pregnancy would be indicated by a beta hCG level of above 25 mIU/mL. However, the most important thing is the doubling of the level every 48-72 and not the initial level.
Issues That May Influence Your hCG Results.
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The alpha hCG results may be affected by several factors, including natural factors and medical ones:
Premature testing (before 10 days after transfer) may provide inaccurate low readings because the hormone may not have been accumulated yet.
A blastocyst transfer (Day 5 embryo transfer), which is usually the outcome of a transfer, will lead to earlier hCG detection than a Day 3 embryo transfer.
The implanted embryos with multiple implants have higher hCG levels.
In some cases, the levels of hCG can increase and then decrease, which is an indication of biochemical pregnancy or miscarriage.
Varied labs are allowed to have slightly inaccurate standards, and hence, results are expected to be different.
This is why, at Sehgal Nursing Homes, our fertility experts can read results in the entirety of your medical history and embryo quality and treatment regime - not in numbers.
When the level of beta hCG increases as it should, then congratulations, you are pregnant!
The next step involves:
Our physicians check every milestone closely, which keeps you and your unborn baby safe in terms of early pregnancy and afterwards.
It is frustrating when you get low or even no doubling of beta hCG, but this does not necessarily imply failure. There are reasons which may include:
In case your beta hCG decreases or fails to increase as expected, our fertility specialists will take you through the further steps, which may require additional tests, medical treatment, or getting ready to undergo another round of IVF.
Your beta hCG reading is not just a number; it is the first cry of the newborn. Although the time of transferring the embryos to the pregnancy confirmation may be emotionally charged, bear in mind that every situation is different.
Sehgal Nursing Home is the trusted IVF clinic in Delhi. We are with you from your first test to the day when you hear the beating of the heart of your baby, and more.
Since in our case, fertility care is not only science but also compassion, trust, and happiness in assisting families to grow.
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