HCG levels after TFMR

[Anonymous]

Hello all -

I am putting this out there on behalf of my wife - we hope someone can offer a little optimism/feedback.

Five weeks ago my wife TFMR when she was 17 weeks pregnant. She went in for a follow up about two weeks after the D&E. The doctor only did a pelvic exam, but said everything seemed fine and that she should expect a period in about three weeks or so.

We are eager for her to get pregnant again, and went into Shady Grove last week to meet with our doctor regarding next steps and also to have my wife's blood drawn for HCG levels. At that point (March 4) her HCG was at 120 (or thereabouts). She got her period on Sunday, which we were really happy about. Went into Shady Grove again today for a blood draw, and HCG is still high at 88, so they're not counting this as a "true period." Our doctor wants her to have two "normal" cycles before moving forward.

Can anyone with similar experience give us an idea of how long it will take for that HCG level to go down? She goes back in two weeks for another blood draw. Think it might be down significantly then? As previously stated, we're both eager to move forward with TTC again. Though my wife is not that old (32) her eggs are "older" than her actual age. Time is of the essence for us. And we're a same sex couple, which means lots of money going toward this and no chance of trying at home for a "natural" conception (if only...).

Any words of encouragement or sharing of similar experiences greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

I'm so sorry for your loss. After my MMC and subsequent D&C in November, it took about four weeks for my hCG levels to go down to two digits and about about five weeks before a HPT came back negative. Anecdotally, 4-6 weeks seems normal. FWIW, my doctor told me that HCG levels have very little to with whether a period is "real". I got a "real" period 4 weeks after the D&C, nearly to the day. Hope this helps. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

I'm very sorry for what you're going through. I TFMR at 24 weeks and it took six weeks to get what I believe was a "real period," though my HCG wasn't being monitored. I was told to wait at least two months before trying again.

Wishing you all the best.

[Anonymous]

you're probably not going to believe in this kind of thing, but after my first miscarriage, I had exactly the same problem and after TEN weeks of my body not readjusting, I finally took some advice I'd gotten on this forum and tried some accupuncture. It worked almost immediately. My body went back to normal. Just recently, I experienced my second miscarriage and I went to accupuncture almost immediately (two weeks after mc and then again a week later). By just 3 weeks later, my HPT was back to zero. My dr had told me it would likely take me much longer. I don't know how it works. I don't know why it works. But it worked for me. You need to go to a fertility accupuncturist... if you search these boards you will find recommendations. There are a couple of folks around. I go to Gillian Powers in Silver Spring. Near a redline metro. She's very skilled and very understanding.