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hCG: The placental hormone pregnancy tests detect. It mimics LH right in the ovaries and testes, triggering ovulation or testosterone.

hCG

Listed as Human chorionic gonadotropin

FDA approvedSexual and reproductive

How it works

The placental hormone pregnancy tests detect. It mimics LH right in the ovaries and testes, triggering ovulation or testosterone.

What it's made of

It is not a short peptide: it is a protein of 237 amino acids in two chains (92 and 145), with sugars. The placenta makes it; the pharmacy version comes from the urine of pregnant women or from modified cells.

What it's for

Prescribed for
Triggering ovulation in some types of infertility, male hypogonadism of pituitary origin, and undescended testicle in children.
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