How long does it take for hormone levels to be back to 0 after a D&C?

Question

I had a D&C 38 days ago (no AF yet), and i had to go to lab every week after that to get blood drawn until its back to 0. they called me today and said its at 5 so i have to go one more time to lab.

i was 11 weeks pregnant.

i heard the longest that the hormones can be in you is 35 days and for me its 38 days and still its not back to 0 yet. could that mean that i'm pregnant again? or is hcg 5 a little too low for that?

Answer 1

I'm very sorry for your loss. The longest that it usually takes is about 6 weeks. Since you were 11 weeks then your hcg was probably very high already and so it will take quite a while to fall back to 0.