Weeks
after conception and hCG levels:
0-1 week: 0-50 IU/L
1-2 weeks: 40 - 300
3-4: 500 - 6,000
1-2 months: 5,000 - 200,000
2-3 months: 10,000 - 100,000
2nd trimester: 3,000 - 50,000
3rd trimester: 1,000 - 50,000
Non-pregnant females: <5.0
Postmenopausal: <9.5
As you can see, there is great variation in hCG levels. It
isn't the absolute value that matters in these results, but
the change in values. In a viable embryo, doubling generally
takes place every 36 hours.
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