Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is sometimes called “the pregnancy hormone” because of its important role in maintaining pregnancy.  Pregnancy tests check hCG levels in the urine or blood to determine if the test in positive or negative.

 

•  HCG injection is also used to treat specific medical conditions in both women and men.
•  In women, hCG injections are used to help treat infertility.
•  In men, hCG injections are used for a type of hypogonadism in which the body doesn’t adequately stimulate the gonads to produce the sex hormone testosterone.
   

• Injection site pain,
•  Headache,
•  Fatigue,
•  Depression,
•  Irritation,
•  Restlessness.
   

• Decreasing hCG concentrations indicate threatened or missed abortion, recent termination of pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, gestosis, or intrauterine death.
• Some specimens may not dilute linearly due to abnormal forms of hCG.
• Elevated hCG concentrations not associated with pregnancy are found in patients with other diseases such as tumors of the germ cells, ovaries, bladder, pancreas, stomach, lungs, and liver.