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Serum Beta HCG test is a blood test which detects level of hormone called human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in blood. This hormone is produced at time of pregnancy so this test is useful as a pregnancy confirmation test. This hormone can be detected both in blood and urine. It is produced by placenta to maintain the corpus luteum during pregnancy. It has 2 subunits alpha & beta, of which beta subunit is unique and can be measured in plasma & urine.
Your health care provider may advise you this test in certain conditions-
High level may be seen in
Low level may be seen in
Quantitative-it tells you the amount of HCG present in blood sample. Quantitative test is used to monitor response to treatment and to detect certain other conditions. Its value is reported in milli-international units per millilitre(mIU/ml).
| Non pregnant | upto 4 |
| Post Menopuause | upto 13 |
| Pregnancy (Post Imp) | |
| 4-5 wks | 1500- 23000 |
| 5-6 wks | 3400- 1,35,300 |
| 6-7 wks | 10,500- 1,61,000 |
| 7-8 wks | 18,000- 2,09,000 |
| 8-9 wks | 37,000- 2,19,000 |
| 9-10 wks | 42,800- 2,18,000 |
| 10-11 wks | 33,700- 2,18,700 |
| 11-12 wks | 21,800- 1,93,200 |
| 12-13 wks | 20,300- 1,66,100 |
| 13-14 wks | 15,400- 1,90,000 |
| 2nd Trimester (14-26 wks) | 2800- 1,76,100 |
| 3rd Trimester (26- 39 wks) | 2800- 1,44,400 |