How
Pregnancy Is Detected
When a women becomes pregnant her body starts to produce a
hormone called HcG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) this hormone is what is detected in both
urine and blood based tests to give a positive pregnancy result. This page gives an
average range of HcG levels found in pregnant women at 10 - 22 days past
ovulation. We have also provided at what level the hormone can be detected in some
of the more popular HPT's (Home Pregnancy Tests).
HcG
Levels
HcG (Human Chorionic
Gonadotropin) is a hormone that is
produced by the embryo when its starts to implant itself into the uterine lining
(implantation) and begins to grow. This occurs approximately 6-10 days after
conception. As it grows, the amount of HcG increases and doubles about every three
days. The purpose of HcG is to keep the estrogen and progesterone levels at their
appropriate levels until the placenta has developed enough to take this function
over. HcG levels will reach as high as almost 300,000 mIU/ml (level) and will peak
out at 10 - 12 weeks.
Average
Range of HcG Levels
Pregnant women will vary in levels of
HcG within their body
at different times. But HcG levels once beginning to build should not fall. A
dramatic decline in HcG levels indicates that a miscarriage is taking place. The
chart below gives an average range of mIU/ml of HcG in pregnant women from days 10 - 22
past ovulation (DPO). Please note that in multi births HcG levels are much
higher.
| 10 DPO: |
10 - 50
mIU/ml HcG |
| 13 DPO: |
20 - 100
mIU/ml HcG |
| 16 DPO: |
40 - 200
mIU/ml HcG |
| 19 DPO: |
80 - 400
mIU/ml HcG |
| 22 DPO: |
160 - 800 mIU/ml
HcG |
Popular
HPT's & HcG Sensitivity
|
WebWomb.Com Tests |
10-15
mlU/ml HcG |
| Aim
MidStream |
20 mIU/ml HcG |
| SafeTest |
20 mIU/ml HcG |
| LifeSign |
25 mIU/ml HcG |
| One Step Be Sure |
25 mIU/ml HcG |
| Self Care |
25 mIU/ml HcG |
| Clear Blue Easy |
50 mIU/ml HcG |
| EPT |
50 mIU/ml HcG |
| First
Response |
50 mIU/ml HcG |
| Answer |
100 mIU/ml HcG |
| Conceive |
100 mIU/ml HcG |
| Equate
(WalMart) |
100 mIU/ml HcG |
| Precise |
100mIU/ml HcG |
| Q-Test |
100 mIU/ml HcG |
|
