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Chorionic gonadotropin

Chorionic gonadotropin

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Brands

Ovidrel • Pregnyl

Side Effects

Common

Pain at injection site
Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Vomiting
Restlessness
Gastrointestinal disturbances
Nausea
Headache
Irritability
Irritation at injection site
Pain
Gynecomastia
Enlarged male breasts

Serious

Hypersensitivity
Very early puberty

Treats

Infertility in women
Condition
Anovulation
Condition

Related questions

A 45-year old asked:

What are the side effects of human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) ?

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A 32-year old asked:

What should I do if I miss a dose of human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) ?

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A 45-year old asked:

I know someone who wants to use hCG human chorionic gonadotropin diet. Is it safe?

3 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

How can antibodies be used to detect human chorionic gonadotropin?

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A 39-year old asked:

Is it true that human chorionic gonadotropin only produced if you are pregnant?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 44-year old asked:

Can someone tell me how long will the serum human chorionic gonadotropin dramatically increase after sex?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

Does the human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) hormone work to lose weight?

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A 30-year old asked:

When does the drug chorionic gonadotropin show up in urine pregnancy tests?

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A 44-year old asked:

Why did human chorionic gonadotropin help women get thin early in the pregnancy?

2 doctor answers • 13 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old asked:

Can you be pregnant if your human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) levels are 0?

2 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

A 37-year old asked:

I want to inject myself human chorionic gonadotropin for fertility treatments. Can i?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 41-year old female asked:

Can sinthetic hormones, norethisterone, clomiphene or chorionic gonadotropin cause TSH disbalance. In only 20 dys my TSH went from 3, 5 to 6, 5 mu/l?

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A 48-year old asked:

I want to inject myself human chorionic gonadotropin to increase production of testosterone in my testicles. Good idea?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

My 12 weeks double marker result. free beta human chorionic gonadotropin 85.30ng per ml. pregnancy associated plasma protein A 2.81miu per ml. trisomy 21 screening with nt 1:1669. double test. 1:284. was this result normal?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old asked:

How are gonadotropins usually taken?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

What are injectable gonadotropins used for?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

What releases anterior pituitary gonadotropins?

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

Immediate or long term reactions/side effects for gonadotropins?

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A 38-year old asked:

What are gonadotropin secreting pituitary tumors?

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A 41-year old asked:

What occurs if i get gonadotropin injected?

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A 33-year old asked:

What are the risks of taking injectable gonadotropins?

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A 35-year old asked:

How is gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty typically diagnosed?

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A 42-year old asked:

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (gnrh) stimulates what?

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A 32-year old female asked:

Is there a way to truly confirm if you have a rare LH secreting gonadotropin pituitary tumor or is it something that may be assumed due to labs?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 46-year old female asked:

Does repeated treatment with gonadotropin to induce ovulation increase serum FSH exactly 2 weeks after the last injection?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 32-year old male asked:

Tested my pituitary is this good (fsh 2.9 r1.5-12.4, ) (lh3.2 r1.7-8.6) gonadotropin releasing hormone <10 r<25. Don't know if these levels are good?

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A 40-year old female asked:

To reduce chances of OHSS and reduce costs, can you have a mini-IVF with just Clomid or Letrozole + Lupron shot without any other additional injections of Gonadotropins?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Are gonadotropic hormones only glycoproteins (fsh, lh)? Sex steroids would be classified as steroids, separate from gonadotropins, right?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 39-year old male asked about a 43-year old female:

My so (43) took 50 mg clomid, (clomiphene) now has a fnct. Cyst. On 2nd rnd 150 mg she has 3 eggs and doc wants us to do IUI with shot of gonadotropin. Good idea?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

Got this result: female hormone 1.349 gonadotropin 7.3 prolactin 6.3 progesteron11.9 vagin coefficient 3.3 PID 3.9 ovarian cyst 3.2.Can i get pregnant?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

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