wae Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital {== 'S.V. ROAD, VILE PARLE (WW), MUMBAI - 400 056, Tel.: 2626 7500 Visit us at: www.nanavatihospital.org _1S090012009 GERTFED ORGANISATION DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY Transaction Id : 000661835 Request Date: 24-05-2014 Patient Name: Mrs. Neha Singh Age/Gender : 32 / Female Referred By Dr. Preeti D Galvankar IP/OP Number : OSR140078659 Test / Profite Result Unit ag Reference Range Beta HCG 16409 milymL Weeks sincs Ranges ume (mime) 3 5-0 4 5-426 5 18-7340 6 1,080-58,500 7-8 7,850-229,000 9.12, 25,700 ~ 288,000 13-16 13,300-254,000 17-24 4.060- 165,400 25-4) 3.680~117,000 Nonpregnant females < 5.0 Postmenopausal females < 9.5 ssiala, DR. S.N. NARKAR MD (PATIO HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGYBS e Se Y Dr. Balabhai Nanavati Hospital Gitta SV ROAD, VILE PARLE (W), MUMBAI - 400056, Tel: 2626 7500 Visi us a: wawunanavathospialorg SoemDameceMTreDcesancaTaN DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY Transaction Id: 000661835 Request Date: 24-05-2014 Palient Name: Mrs. Neha Singh Age/Gender: 32 / Female Referred By Or, Preeti D Galvankar IP/OP Number : OSR140078659 Human chorenic gonadotropin (nC) is @ hormone produced in te placenta of 2 pregnant wornan. HCG is algo produced by some garm coll ‘mors and increased levels are seen in gestationel rophablesc disease. A pregnancy test's 2 specific Dood or urine ast hat can detect EG and confirm prognancy. This hormone can ba detected 10 days sera missed mensiua period, te tme deriod when the fetized egg Is implanted in the woman's wlerus, With Soma methods, NOG can be Gotecied even earlier, a one Week after conception, Duxing the early weeks of pregnancy, NEG is important maintaing function ofthe coxpus luteum, Production of HCC increases steciy ‘uring the ist tnmester (810 weeks) of@ normal pregnancy, paaking around the TOtn woek after the last menstrual cycle. Levts then fll Slonly during te romander of the peegrancy. HCG is ro longer detectabie within few weeks after celery. Quanttave HCG testing, often Caled bela ACG, measures the amount of HCG present in the Dood. R may be ordered to help diagnose an eetepic pregnancy, to help Sagnose and manor a pregnancy that may be fang, andor to monitor e woman after a miseariage. ‘A quantitative HCG test may also be ordered to help dagnase gestational trophoblastic dsease or germ col tumars of He testes Or ovary: ‘nay be orderod at regular intervals to montoc te effectiveness of eatment ox these conditions and to detect tumor recurrence, ‘Several quanttatve bioad hCG tesis may be ocred over several days to ule out an ectple pregnancy or to monitor @ woman eter 2 iscoroge. ‘A quanttatve hCG test may also be ordorad wen a doctor suspects tna a person may have gestational tophoblestic disease or@ germ col tumor Nery be ordared periodeally to mantor te effectiveness of reetment and o detect tumor recurrence. In non-pregnant women, HCG levels are normally undotsctabe. During early pregnancy, the hCG level nthe blood doubles every two to tee ‘Gays. Eoopre pregnancies usually havea longer doubling ime, Those wah fall pregnancies wil aso frequently have» longer doubling time, ‘or may even show fing HCG concertralons. RCG concentrations wal drop rapidly following a miscorage. If HCG does not al to ndetectable levels, it may incicate remaining hCG preducing tissue thet will need Yo be removed. splat, DR. S.N. NARKAR MD (PATH) HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY