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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, the saga continues. My HCG only went up to 42 so clearly this pregnancy is doomed, but my RE is insisting that things could still turn around so I need to keep taking my progesterone and come in for one last beta on Friday. I asked if I can just stop but she said no.

I mean, how can she think there is any hope at all??

Assuming this is a chemical, once I stop taking the progesterone when can I expect to get my period? Will it be normal or super heavy and long?[/quote]

I'm sorry, OP. I imagine she doesn't really think there is any hope, but thinks you would feel better giving it every possible shot. My experience (3 miscarriages then successful IUI at a different clinic) is that many docs try to let you down gently. I know when I was in your shoes, I definitely said "is there any hope?" and they'd say "well, it doesn't look great, but you never know so let's keep going." The one exception was my last miscarriage which was a suspected ectopic -- with that one they were very concerned and had me drop the progesterone ASAP.  And online, a lot of message boards and posters recount stories of success with low betas, unusual betas, etc.

I know you are probably anxious to get it over with and move on. But realistically speaking, it's 2 days. I know that feels like a lot but it is not. Follow your doc's advice and take the progesterone for 2 more days, and after Friday's beta, they will have conclusive answers for you.

I have not had a chemical but with my suspected ectopic, I miscarried just shy of 6 weeks, and it was like a normal period. So I imagine a chemical is similar. With each of my miscarriages I got my period 35 days later. My usual cycles are around 31-43 days, so that seemed about right to me -- basically they came within the average of when I would have expected another period. [/quote]

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