My hCG Didn’t Double: Miscarriage, Ectopic—or Still Normal?

Send us Fan Mail Your first beta hCG is 100. Two days later, it rises to 150—but it didn’t double. Does that mean miscarriage? Could it be ectopic? Or could the pregnancy still be progressing normally? Before Google diagnoses you with three different pregnancy complications, take a breath. In this episode of Taco Bout Fertility Tuesday, Dr. Mark Amols explains why the familiar rule that hCG must…