How does HCG work?

HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin. This site's profile says it switches on LH receptors, which makes the testicles produce testosterone and, in women, supports ovulation and the early pregnancy hormone gland (corpus luteum). The body clears half of it in about 24 to 36 hours. Its molecular weight is about 36,700 daltons. It is FDA approved for fertility and for some kinds of low sex hormones, and it is not approved for weight loss. In 29 men taking testosterone, low-dose hCG every other day kept testosterone inside the testicles at normal levels. In 26 men on testosterone replacement plus low-dose hCG, sperm measures held steady over about 6.2 months on average. Everyone got both drugs, so there was no testosterone-alone group to compare. Weight loss is a different use. A review that pooled 24 trials found no scientific basis for hCG as an add-on in obesity treatment, and the FDA has warned against hCG diet products. Those fertility and testicle measures do not become a weight-loss result. This FAQ does not invent a dose. Full record at /compounds/hcg.

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