HCG (Human Chorion Gonadotropin) is a
hormone that is produced by the
throphoblastic cells during pregnancy,
starting about the 10th day after
conception. Detecting HCG (in the blood or
urine) with pregnancy tests confirms the
pregnancy. HCG stimulates the yellow body
to produce the sex hormones (progesterone
and estrogen) that are necessary for
keeping a pregnancy. HCG also stimulates
fetal gonads to produce sex hormones that
are necessary for developing baby’s
reproductive organs during intrauterine
life.
HCG is very similar in chemical structure
and function to Luteinisating Hormone
(LH). LH is produced by the pituitary
gland and stimulates the ovaries to
produce estrogen (in women) and testicles
to produce testosterone (in men).
For medical purposes, HCG is used for
therapeutic treatment and diagnostic
reasons. HCG is used for inducing
ovulation in some cases of sterility
together with a Follicle stimulating
hormone (FSH) or a Human menopausal
gonadotropin (HMG)-mixture of FSH and LH.
For diagnostic purposes HCG is used to
estimate the gonads' ability to produce
sex hormones (estrogen or testosterone).
In your case, I don’t see the reason why
you'd want to use HCG-injections. Birth
control pills contain estrogen and
progesterone. These hormones are not
contraindicated when taking HCG. In fact,
estrogen acts together with HCG for
inducting ovulation. Progesterone is
necessary after ovulation for preparing
the uterus for implantation of the
fertilized egg-cell.
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