Contraception and VD/After a miscarriage

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Expert: - 1/14/2010


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After a miscarriage, how long does it take for the hcg levels to leave your system? I miscarried on October 23rd and 12 weeks to the day later i tested positive on a pregnancy test.

Also, I have heard that after a miscarriage you are more fertile and the chance of conceiving multiples greatly increases. How accurate is this?

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Hello Beth,

I would say that you should be testing negative on a pregnancy test by now. I suppose there is a chance that it would still say positive but I wouldn't think so. Do you have any more pregnancy symptoms developing?

If you are near a pregnancy resource center, you could go there and get a free test and ask for advice. Everything should be free. Check out http://www.optionline.org or call 1-800-395-HELP.
Or try this website http://www.heartbeatinternational.org/worldwide_directory.asp

Please email me at DWooley97@aol.com and let me know what happens. Here's an article I found

http://www.thelaboroflove.com/articles/when-to-expect-your-period-after-a-miscar...


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I will be out of town for a few days and won't be able to answer questions. If you would like to email me, you may do so at DWooley97@aol.com and I will answer on my return. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method of birth control? I can answer questions about the various forms of contraception/birth control. I have knowledge about condoms, Nuvaring, Depo provera, the Patch, birth control pills, IUD, etc. I can answer some questions about sexually transmitted diseases.

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