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Hi, I am on birth control pill but I started getting very bad nausea this month. I was worried about pregnancy, so I got a beta hcg test done. The results were 0.6 iu/l. Could I be pregnant? I have read that anything less than 5 miu/ml means NOT pregnant, is iu/l same as miu/ml?
Thank you
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My hcg levels were 19.6 in April I had another blood work done with actual obgyn and blood work hcg level was -1 can someone please help me understand
June 30, 2015 - 2:28pmThis Comment
Hello and thank you for sharing your question.
As long as you take the birth control pills correctly you will not become pregnant. The can consider the test negative for pregnancy. Nausea can be a side effect of some birth control pills. Nausea can also be caused by any number of things unrelated to pregnancy. If the nausea becomes a regular problem, then you may want to be checked for anemia which is very common among women.
Faith
May 24, 2015 - 12:09pmThis Comment
What if your test was 0.6 (MIU/ML) and pee test are saying positive a week later? I am on the implant but was on several antibiotics for months due to being sick.
March 10, 2019 - 2:40pmThis Comment
Hello, Anon.
If you are having a positive urine test a week later, contact your, doctor. They will likely test again to be sure.
Helena
March 10, 2019 - 5:52pmThis Comment
Hi,
Thank you very much for replying. So is miu/ml equivalent to iu/l for the hcg test? With 0.6 iu/l hcg, is it consider normal for non pregnant woman?
Thank you
May 24, 2015 - 3:21pmThis Comment
Yes, mIU/ml and iu/l are the same thing. However, mIU/mL is usually used not iu/l.
Anything lower than 5 mIU/ml is "not pregnant" anything 5 or above is pregnant. In other words, yes, 0.6 mIU/ml is normal for non-pregnant women.
Faith
May 24, 2015 - 9:36pmThis Comment
Hi,
I just want one last question on the beta hcg. I've read that a non pregnant woman does not have hcg in their body since hcg is produce after implantation of the egg. Or is it that every woman has small amount of hcg in their body even though not pregnant? Which is why my result is 0.6 iu/l?
Thank you
May 25, 2015 - 3:42pmThis Comment
Hi I am going through the same thing right now! So did you end up pregnant? My doctor said I was pregnant! Any advice you have will help me in the long run! Thank you in advance
May 15, 2017 - 10:00amConfused
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You had 0.6 and you were pregnant?
June 4, 2018 - 3:04pmThis Comment