HCG is a hormone produced by the placenta. If you are pregnant, it is detectable in your urine. Most people can expect their levels to return to a non-pregnant range about 4 – 6 weeks after an abortion.
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The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a “chemical created by the trophoblast tissue, tissue typically found in early embryos and which will eventually be part of the placenta.” The hCG levels in weeks from last menstrual period:
3 weeks LMP: 5 – 50 mIU/ml
4 weeks LMP: 5 – 426 mIU/ml
5 weeks LMP: 18 – 7,340 mIU/ml
6 weeks LMP: 1,080 – 56,500 mIU/ml
7 – 8 weeks LMP: 7, 650 – 229,000 mIU/ml
9 – 12 weeks LMP: 25,700 – 288,000 mIU/ml
13 – 16 weeks LMP: 13,300 – 254,000 mIU/ml
17 – 24 weeks LMP: 4,060 – 165,400 mIU/ml
25 – 40 weeks LMP: 3,640 – 117,000 mIU/ml
These numbers are just an indication, every person’s level of hCG can rise differently. HCG can also be measured in ng/ml, which should be multiplied by 10 to get a number comparable with mIU/ml.
