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In the first 4 weeks of pregnancy, your hCG levels typically double about every 2 to 3 days. If you’re at risk for miscarriage, you’re more likely to have hCG levels that don’t double, or that decrease.

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone produced by the body during pregnancy. It supports fetal growth.

Pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, and miscarriage will never be diagnosed based on one hCG level alone, but it’s helpful to know how these levels work in such cases.

If you think you’re pregnant, a doctor will test blood drawn from a vein to check your hCG levels[1].

If you don’t have any hCG present in your blood, this doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t pregnant. You may be too early in your pregnancy[2] for your hCG levels to increase.

HCG levels higher[3] than 5 million international units per milliliter (mIU/mL) typically indicate pregnancy. Your first test result is considered a baseline level. This level can range from ...