How long does hcg shot stay in your system, How long till you do a pregnancy test??

Question

Im a little confused after being on femarah for 5 days... 2 weeks after I got the hcg shot. I went to lab check my progesterone level. results came back at 22.1 the nurse told me that was GOOD! So im wondering when should I do a pregnancy test? or am i pregnant now? Please HELP! thx

Answer 1

Well you definitely could be pregnant. I would recommend to wait atleast one week since the HCG shot before conducting a pregnancy test. After one week has passed, go ahead and use one and see what it says.

I do however have friends who have gone through IUI and IVF cycles and started POAS (peeing on a stick) up to 4 and 5 days following the procedure.

It really all depends on your body.

But to save yourself from false-positives, I would recommend waiting a week.

Best of luck to you!!! I hope you get a BFP (big fat positive)!!

Answer 2

You need to wait at least two weeks (14 days) after HcG shot.  HcG from the shot usually disappears  within 10 days after shot , so best to wait 14 days to be on the safe side (that is what the doctor would recommend as well).  Definitely don't test within a week as suggested by others  (that is useless, implantation/hcg if pregnant won't happen that quickly anyway).

Not sure when you got the shot, but you can test with early HPT test whenever the two weeks are done.

THe progesterone rises after ovulation (hcg trigger shot). 22.1 level is normal, but that doesn't mean that you are pregnant.  It does mean that you probably ovulated.  

Good luck with the test and hope this cycle worked.

BTW, it is strange that the doctor waited 2 weeks after femara for the HcG shot - seems like a long time.  Were you doing daily ultrasound to see how many/big the follicles were?  BTW, femara is not as effective (and no longer used in Canada at least) as clomid or other fertility drugs.