hCG
A glycoprotein hormone peptide—not a small peptide—used medically for fertility and sometimes TRT adjunct.
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hCG
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Structure (cute edition)
✨ real molecule sketch
This peptide is a short chain of about 4 amino acids—think of it as a tiny protein necklace on your label.
INCI: hCG · ~4 amino acids in our simplified view
FDA label data
Sourced from OpenFDA drug labels (public domain). Not medical advice.
Brand names: Pregnyl, PREGNYL, Chorionic Gonadotropin
Manufacturer: Organon LLC
Indications
INDICATIONS AND USAGE HCG HAS NOT BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO BE EFFECTIVE ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY. THERE IS NO SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THAT IT INCREASES WEIGHT LOSS BEYOND THAT RESULTING FROM CALORIC RESTRICTION, THAT IT CAUSES A MORE ATTRACTIVE OR “NORMAL” DISTRIBUTION OF FAT, OR THAT IT DECREASES THE HUNGER AND DISCOMFORT ASSOCIATED WITH CALORIE-RESTRICTED DIETS. Prepubertal cryptorchidism not due to anatomical obstruction. In general, hCG is thought to induce testicular descent in situations when descent would have occurred at puberty. hCG thus may help predict whether or …
Warnings
WARNINGS Use hCG in conjunction with gonadotropin therapy only if the physician is experienced with infertility problems and is familiar with the criteria for patient selection, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and adverse reactions described in the package insert for gonadotropins. Gonadotropin therapy, including hCG, requires a certain time commitment by physicians and supportive health…
Research & public records
Counts and links from public databases (PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, Wikidata, NIH drug nomenclature). Educational only — not medical advice.
Knowledge base: catalogue of dense and numerically small groups of galaxies — Wikipedia
PubMed: 52159 indexed papers (search PubMed)
- Methotrexate in relatively contraindicated ectopic pregnancies: who benefits from treatment? · Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
- Submucosal uterine leiomyoma with complete cystic degeneration mimicking an empty gestational sac: a case report and literature review. · Frontiers in medicine
- Biomarkers for minimally invasive multigrade liver cancer diagnosis using integrative heterogeneous models and evolutionary algorithms. · Computational biology and chemistry
- Primary prostatic seminoma: a rare case report and structured literature review highlighting tumor marker discordance. · Therapeutic advances in medical oncology
- Case Report: Primary hepatic carcinosarcoma with ectopic β-hCG secretion and a paraneoplastic leukemoid reaction mimicking gynecologic and hematologic disease. · Frontiers in oncology
- Early detection of severe fetal growth restriction using multimodal deep learning based on ultrasound and prenatal biomarkers. · Annals of medicine
- Pituitary Axis Impacts and Effectiveness of Clomiphene and Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Treating Hypogonadism: Cohort Study. · The world journal of men's health
- Primary Mediastinal Seminoma: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes. · Clinical genitourinary cancer
Clinical trials: 2518 studies on ClinicalTrials.gov (view search)
- Different Protocols in Ovarian Stimulation in Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycles · WITHDRAWN
- Effects of Triptorelin When Given Every 6-months Under the Skin to Adult Males With Cancer in the Prostate · COMPLETED
- Comparison of the Live Birth Rate Between the PPOS and the GnRH Antagonist Protocol in Patients Undergoing IVF · TERMINATED
- Assessing the Response Rate of Neo-adjuvant Taxotere and Trastuzumab in Nigerian Women With Breast Cancer · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Natesto Effects on Testosterone, Luteinizing Hormone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Semen Parameters · COMPLETED
- Intramuscular Mechanisms of Androgen Deprivation-related Sarcopenia · COMPLETED
- Testing the Anti-cancer Drug Darolutamide in Patients With Testosterone-Driven Salivary Gland Cancers · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- An Observational Study of Follitropin Alpha Biosimilar: the Real-world Data · COMPLETED
ChEMBL: CHEMBL1233255
RxNorm names: chorionic gonadotropin 10000 UNT/ML Injectable Solution [Pregnyl] (RxNav)
DailyMed labels: 28 SPLs
- E-HCG FAT RELEASE SYSTEM (ARGININE, ACETYLCARNITINE, L-, ORNITHINE AND HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN) LIQUID [ANUMED INTERNATIONAL LLC]
- HCG 30/15/8 SPECIAL ORDER LIQUID [URIEL PHARMACY INC.]
- HCG PLUS (HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HCG), GARCINIA CAMBOGIA, HYPOTHALAMUS) SOLUTION/ DROPS [ABCO LABORATORIES, INC.]
- ORAL HCG ACTIVATOR (HYPOTHALAMUS, HEPAR SUIS, METHYL B12, RENAL SUIS, GAMBOGIA, GRAPHITES) SOLUTION/ DROPS [ABCO LABORATORIES, INC.]
- ORAL HCG HOMEOPATHIC (HYPOTHALAMUS, PITUITARY, HEPAR SUIS, METHYL B12) SOLUTION/ DROPS [ABCO LABORATORIES, INC.]
- HCG SELECT FEMALE VITALITY FORMULA (FUCUS VESICULOSUS, CYANOCOBALAMIN, GLANDULA SUPRARENALIS SUIS, HEPAR SUIS, OOPHORINUM, HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN,) LIQUID [APOTHECA COMPANY]
- HOMEOPATHIC HCG FORMULA (CYANOCOBALAMIN, L-CARNITINE, ORNITHINE, HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN,) LIQUID [APOTHECA COMPANY]
- DR L ADVANCED HCG FORMULA (CHROMIUM GTF, HYPOTHALAMUS, HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, GARCINIA CAMBOGIA, ) LIQUID [APOTHECA COMPANY]
What brands say it does
hCG mimics LH and stimulates testosterone production and testicular size. FDA-approved for fertility; controversial in weight-loss and TRT protocols. Distinct from GH secretagogues; requires injection and monitoring.
Where you’ll find it
Fertility clinics, TRT practices, and historically fad diet clinics.
Other names you might see
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Pregnyl
Gonadotropin
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