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HCG SIDE EFFECTS IN WOMEN
HCG acts like the luteinizing hormone (LH) in women as it assists the corpus luteum in releasing progesterone acts that is crucial in preparing the lining of the uterus of uterine for implantation.
HCG INFERTILITY:
HCG acts like the luteinizing hormone (LH) in women as it assists the corpus luteum in releasing progesterone acts that is crucial in preparing the lining of the uterus of uterine for implantation.
Dosage: Normal dosage for a fertility treatment cycle is 5,000 - 10,000 USP units one day after the last dose of menotropins or follitropins. Ovulation usually occurs 36 hours after the injection. Women with luteal phase defect may also receive additional injections.
COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF HCG:
- Pain at the injection site
- Tenderness in the lower abdomen
- Bloating and fluid retention
- Headache
- Irritability
- Breast discomfort
- Fatigue
- Multiple births
SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS OF HCG:
- Severe pain or swelling in the lower abdomen
- Ovarian hyperstimulation
- Rupture of existing ovarian cysts
- Multiple births
- Arterial thromboembolism
- Fluid retention which must be monitored carefully in patients with cardiac or renal disease, migraines, epilepsy and asthma
HCG acts as the luteinizing hormone in women as it assists the corpus luteum in releasing progesterone that is crucial in preparing the lining of the uterus of uterine for implantation. <Read More>
HCG may be prescribed for men in the treatment of low testosterone, also known as "Low T", low sperm counts and undescended testicles in young men. <Read More>
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians issued a position statement on HCG in 2009. <Read More>
