Some details: the pregnancy test is quantitative, meaning they measure the concentration of hCG in the blood. For a "positive" test on this day, they're looking for a concentration of 60-70 [somethings --- Sarah doesn't share my affinity for units]. Sarah's result was 120 [somethings]. The nurse describes this as a "good, solid positive."
So what now? Well, drug therapy continues; we'll continue at the 50mg progesterone dose for at least the next two weeks. In addition, Sarah starts some other meds that are also designed to support early pregnancy.
We go back for another test on Friday morning. They're looking for that 120 number to almost double --- to increase by 80% in 48 hours. I'll report back on that result when we have it Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile, we still don't know whether Sarah's carrying one baby or two. We're scheduled to go for an ultrasound and meet with the doctor on the 15th. We should know more about the "one or two" question then.
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