Detection of beta hCG is done to make sure you are expecting a baby. The so-called "pregnancy hormone" can be measured in the blood or urine about a week after conception (an event that occurs within 24 hours of "ovulation), but it is common practice to perform this" analysis in the event of a few days of pregnancy. menstrual cycle delay.
The dosage of beta hCG allows you to quickly assess the state of pregnancy and, based on its levels, the progress of the same. The function of human chorionic gonadotropin, in fact, consists in providing for the maintenance of gestation, favoring a hormonal and tissue environment suitable for the development of the embryo.
Generally, beta hCG values progressively increase in the maternal circulation in the first 8-10 weeks of pregnancy and then decrease and stabilize for the rest of gestation.
produced by the human body (luteinizing hormone or LH, follicle stimulating hormone or FSH and thyroid stimulating hormone or TSH).Beta hCG is detectable starting from the implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus, only if conception has occurred. After implantation, human chorionic gonadotropin is produced first by those pre-embryonic cells that will give rise to the placenta, then it will be secreted by the latter.
