HCG: Figures of Pregnancy

Pregnancy is very a sensitive process; there are occurrences wherein we are not familiar with, sometimes this resort to overreaction and panic. For first timers, there are a lot of things that they should know. There are unfamiliar terminologies that a pregnant woman should know, of which the HCG or the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is. Ordinary people who have not heard the word will ask, what is HCG, and how does it affect your pregnancy.

HCG is a glycoprotein hormone produced in a pregnancy that is made by the developing embryo soon after conception. Its role is to prevent the disintegration of the corpus luteum of the ovary and thereby maintain progesterone production that is for pregnancy in humans. It is made by cells that form the placenta.

There are important figures that you need to take into consideration during your pregnancy.

You need to know that about 85 percentages of normal pregnancies, the level of HCG doubles every 48-72 hours, and as your pregnancy progresses the level of this hormone increases, it gets higher and higher. You must also be guided that a low level can mean any number of things and should be rechecked within 48-72 hours to see how the level is changing. Generally, low level HCG level could indicate, miscalculation of pregnancy dating, possible miscarriage or blighted ovum, and ectopic pregnancy. A high HCG level also means a number of things and should be rechecked within 48-72 hours to evaluate changes in the level. Generally it would mean miscalculation of pregnancy dating, molar pregnancy, and multiple pregnancies.

One of the most frequently asked question is “should my HCG level be checked routinely? We may think that too much money will be spent if you would avail of the routinely check up, medical practitioners and health care providers require regular check up for those who are showing signs of possible problem such as bleeding, experiencing severe cramping, or have the history of miscarriage.

It is important for us to be acquainted with the things which plays vital role in the progress of any natural process occurring in our body.