Our patient
was admitted to our hospital and full laboratory investigations
were ordered. Her blood test results revealed
microcytic hypochromic anemia and her hemoglobin
level was 9.6 g/dL. Other investigations were normal. In
spite of her testing positive, her serum b-hCG level was
relatively low for a patient with complete molar pregnancy
(8354 mIU/mL and 7799 mIU/mL in two serum
samples drawn two days apart). The technician did not
suspect any technical error and he confirmed the