Can HCG levels rise if fetus stops growing?

Question

Here is my situation.. on October 24 i found out I was 7wks prgnant & my blood type is O-. I had bleed alittle 2 days before so the doc had me get blood work for 2 days. First the hcg levels was 8,000 then the 2nd time it was 9,000. Then the doc told me to get another blood work done cuz the levels didn't rise the way they were suppose to. The 3rd time it went up to 18,000 which was really good. Then on Nov 7 I went to the ER cuz I had been spotting for a couple of days. They did an ultrasound and blood work there. The ultrasound results came back that they didn't hear a heartbeat cuz maybe the fetus was too small & the ultrasound tech doc told me it look like I was 51/2 wks and not 8 like I thought. So the hcg levels went up from 18,000 to 29,000. So I'm really confused at this point if maybe my baby has stopped growing wouldn't my HCG levels have droped by now? Please help

Answer 1

There are some situations, like a blighted ovum, that can cause HCG levels to continue to rise even though the fetus is not developing. How many days were between your last blood draws? The level should double about every 48 hours and 18 to 29k is not quite double. If you are only 5.5 weeks, not seeing the heartbeat yet is very common. My advice is to just try and relax (which I know is easier said than done) and have another ultrasound in a week or two. At that point, they should be able to confirm a heartbeat. Best of luck.

Answer 2

Did they do is abdominally or transvaginally? Maybe you aren't as far along as you thought, or maybe they are counting it from conception instead of LMP for exact dates and size. If they do it transvaginally they can hear and see the baby better in early pregnancy

Answer 3

i consider i would be involved approximately a delivery illness. i consider it is a miscarriage, nonetheless, in any occasion, the health care professional might nonetheless have heard a center beat. if he did not pay attention one, then the fetus has died

Answer 4

no