Filter by: patients
Home > Community Treatment Reports and Side Effects > HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Treatment Report
What is HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin?

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) induces ovulation and pregnancy in anovulatory, infertile females; uses for HCG in men include hypogonadism and fertility treatment. As a performance enhancing drug, HCG is increasingly used in combination with various anabolic androgenic steroid cycles.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
General health 2 1 Efficacy_major
Hypogonadism 2 0
Support weight loss 2 1 Efficacy_major
Improve fluid intake / hydration 1 1 Efficacy_major
Doctor recommendation 1 1 Efficacy_major
Social Anxiety Disorder 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 4 patients currently taking HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Mouse over the table for more information

Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Early morning hunger 1

Reported Dosages

  1 daily 2 daily 2 intl units daily 500 intl units weekly 3,300 units m,w,f
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1   Expense: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

A bar graph

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

A bar graph

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 100%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of HCG Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on May 28, 2012.