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Correctness of serum beta hcg

Hi Doctor My normal LMP was on 27 Nov 2025 Sexually active in december Light bleeding on 26 dec 2025 Mid-Jan to mid-Feb nausea, vomiting, fatigue, breast tenderness, constipation/diarrhea, constant pain on one side of lower abdomen UPTs were faint-positive to negative(recently taken yesterday) Beta hcg on 1st Feb- <2.3miu/ml 4th Feb <0.2miu/ml 8th March 0.5miu/ml I feel like twitching in lower abdomen on one side, swollen but no tenderness in breast and a bit of tummy Is any type of pregnancy possible with these beta hcg readings? Cryptic, ectopic or molar pregnancy? is beta hcg undetectable due to hook effect or variant hook effect? I have been reading online where people dont notice they are pregnant up until Labour cause of lack of Symptoms, undetectable hcg due to hormonal imbalance, got periods throughout pregnancy or unrecognizable fetal movements and tummy growth due to retroverted uterus/anterior placenta. Is it possible that I have undetected pregnancy in my case?

Dimpling when I raise my arm

Hello whenever I raise my arm I can find dimpling on both my arms . I am overweight also I have attached the photos for reference. Please check it as I am really very much worried

Beta HCG test

My partner last menstruation date is February 27th, We had oral sex on March 27th. Still no periods. From October 2025 she had 21 days cycle till February 2026. But after February 27th no menstruation happened We are worried about any pregnancy chances . For clarify we want to do beta HCG test. When should I take the beta HCG.

Can i breasfeed while taking Udiliv 300

M breasfeeding mom of 3 months infant can i breastfeed while taking udiliv 300mg as i have high sgot and sgpt

Vaginal Itching

I think I may have an early stage yeast infection. It has been itching for a few days. Yesterday I examined it myself with a mirror. There was thick, white, clumpy discharge in my folds around the clitoral hood. I cleaned up. Itching subsided for a while. It resumed today. I checked again. There was discharge again. The discharge did not have any odor either. There is no burning or stinging. No itching inside the vagina, just near clit and a little down near the base. It may have been caused because I was on antibiotics during this period (amoxycillin). I am also fairly sexually active which could have played a part. Should I use Clotrimazole 1% or 2%? If so, for how long? If not, what should I take to get the itching to subside? Or should I just Fluconazole 150mg? Or anything else??

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