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(Update with current evidence-based hCG rise values and add references (Barnhart 2004/2016, Silva 2006, Doubilet 2013))
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===Repeat [[B-hCG]] Levels===
===Repeat [[Beta-HCG|B-hCG]] Levels===
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| [[Pregnancy (main)|Normal]]||
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*Increase >53% in 48hrs (until 10,000 mIU/ml)
*Minimum expected rise depends on initial hCG value:<ref name="barnhart2004">{{cite journal|author=Barnhart KT, Sammel MD, Rinaudo PF, et al.|title=Symptomatic patients with an early viable intrauterine pregnancy: HCG curves redefined|journal=Obstet Gynecol|year=2004|volume=104|issue=1|pages=50-55|pmid=15229000}}</ref><ref name="barnhart2016">{{cite journal|author=Barnhart KT, Guo W, Cary MS, et al.|title=Differences in serum human chorionic gonadotropin rise in early pregnancy by race and value at presentation|journal=Obstet Gynecol|year=2016|volume=128|issue=3|pages=504-511|pmid=27500347}}</ref>
*Depends on the initial value:
**Initial hCG <1,500 mIU/mL: minimum 49% rise in 48hrs
**<1500 --> 50% increase
**Initial hCG 1,500-3,000 mIU/mL: minimum 40% rise in 48hrs
**1500-3000 --> 40% increase
**Initial hCG >3,000 mIU/mL: minimum 33% rise in 48hrs
**> 3000 --> 30% increase
*hCG typically doubles approximately every 48-72 hours in early pregnancy
*Rate of rise slows after hCG reaches approximately 6,000-10,000 mIU/mL
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| [[Ectopic]]||
| [[Ectopic pregnancy|Ectopic]]||
*Increases or decreases slowly ("plateau")^
*Increases or decreases more slowly than expected ("plateau")
*Approximately 21% of ectopic pregnancies have a normal hCG rise<ref name="silva2006">{{cite journal|author=Silva C, Sammel MD, Zhou L, et al.|title=Human chorionic gonadotropin profile for women with ectopic pregnancy|journal=Obstet Gynecol|year=2006|volume=107|issue=3|pages=605-610|pmid=16507930}}</ref>
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| [[Miscarriage]]||
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*Decreases >20% in 48 hrs
*Expected to decline >21-35% in 48 hrs<ref name="doubilet2013">{{cite journal|author=Doubilet PM, Benson CB, Bourne T, Blaivas M|title=Diagnostic criteria for nonviable pregnancy early in the first trimester|journal=N Engl J Med|year=2013|volume=369|issue=15|pages=1443-1451|pmid=24106937}}</ref>
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^Initial level CANNOT be used to rule-out ectopic
*A single hCG level '''cannot''' reliably distinguish intrauterine from [[ectopic pregnancy]]<ref name="murray2005">{{cite journal|author=Murray H, Baakdah H, Bardell T, Tulandi T|title=Diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy|journal=CMAJ|year=2005|volume=173|issue=8|pages=905-912|pmid=16217116}}</ref>
*The [[Discriminatory zone|discriminatory zone]] (typically 1,500-3,500 mIU/mL depending on institution) is the hCG level above which a gestational sac should be visible on transvaginal ultrasound<ref name="connolly2013">{{cite journal|author=Connolly A, Ryan DH, Stuber AR, Postma HJ|title=Reevaluation of discriminatory and threshold levels for serum beta-hCG in early pregnancy|journal=Obstet Gynecol|year=2013|volume=121|issue=1|pages=65-70|pmid=23262929}}</ref>

Revision as of 06:27, 22 March 2026

Repeat B-hCG Levels

Pregnancy Type B-hCG Change
Normal
  • Minimum expected rise depends on initial hCG value:[1][2]
    • Initial hCG <1,500 mIU/mL: minimum 49% rise in 48hrs
    • Initial hCG 1,500-3,000 mIU/mL: minimum 40% rise in 48hrs
    • Initial hCG >3,000 mIU/mL: minimum 33% rise in 48hrs
  • hCG typically doubles approximately every 48-72 hours in early pregnancy
  • Rate of rise slows after hCG reaches approximately 6,000-10,000 mIU/mL
Ectopic
  • Increases or decreases more slowly than expected ("plateau")
  • Approximately 21% of ectopic pregnancies have a normal hCG rise[3]
Miscarriage
  • Expected to decline >21-35% in 48 hrs[4]
  • A single hCG level cannot reliably distinguish intrauterine from ectopic pregnancy[5]
  • The discriminatory zone (typically 1,500-3,500 mIU/mL depending on institution) is the hCG level above which a gestational sac should be visible on transvaginal ultrasound[6]
  1. ↑ Symptomatic patients with an early viable intrauterine pregnancy: HCG curves redefined. Obstet Gynecol. 2004
    104(1)
    50-55. PMID 15229000.
  2. ↑ Differences in serum human chorionic gonadotropin rise in early pregnancy by race and value at presentation. Obstet Gynecol. 2016
    128(3)
    504-511. PMID 27500347.
  3. ↑ Human chorionic gonadotropin profile for women with ectopic pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2006
    107(3)
    605-610. PMID 16507930.
  4. ↑ Diagnostic criteria for nonviable pregnancy early in the first trimester. N Engl J Med. 2013
    369(15)
    1443-1451. PMID 24106937.
  5. ↑ Diagnosis and treatment of ectopic pregnancy. CMAJ. 2005
    173(8)
    905-912. PMID 16217116.
  6. ↑ Reevaluation of discriminatory and threshold levels for serum beta-hCG in early pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2013
    121(1)
    65-70. PMID 23262929.
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