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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin is a hormone that mimics luteinising hormone to trigger ovulation and stimulate testosterone. This page lists one product: Zyhcg 5000iu, a vial for injection.

Zyhcg

Ovulation Induction, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism

5000iu

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) for ovulation induction and hypogonadism. It mimics luteinising hormone to trigger ovulation in women and testosterone in men.

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Key points

  • HCG also carries a small degree of follicle-stimulating hormone activity, stimulating Leydig cells to produce androgens and the corpus luteum to produce progesterone.
  • HCG has not been shown to be effective for weight loss and has no known effect on fat mobilization or appetite.
  • Do not use this medicine if you have precocious puberty, prostate cancer, any androgen-dependent tumour, or a prior allergic reaction to HCG.

How does Human Chorionic Gonadotropin work?

As a Hormone Therapy, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin binds to the LH/CG receptor shared with luteinising hormone. In women, it acts as a surrogate LH surge that releases a mature egg, a step central to Ovulation Induction. In men, it restores the signal that tells the testes to produce testosterone, addressing Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.

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