My beta hcg level was 322 units on day 12 of ivf transfer. Doctor told me to stop dexamethasone and after 2 days, on repeat test, the beta hcg dropped drastically to 117. Can any explain me, what could be the cause of drop and if there is any relationship between dexamethasone and embryo survival. Same thing happened one year ago when we lost embryo as it was declared blighted ovum. But in that case hcg never went down in three month pregnancy until we used medicine to flush that out.
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Usually bhcg test should be done on day 14 of ivf cycle and then according to the levels decision should be made to continue or discontinue medicines…dexamethasone is a steriod which is given empirically to support pregnancy but discontinuation not solely will lead to miscarriage.
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Dear lybrate-user, I am very sorry to hear that you lost the pregnancy. This fall in beta hcg happens in case of a failing pregnancy. There are many reasons why this can happen. Most commonly this happens in early pregnancy due aneuploidy in the embryo. I do not think it was because of stopping the dexamethasone tablet. If you are having repeated blighted ovum or missed abortions, please discuss with your doctor, so that they can suggest further testing if required.
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