{"id":1769,"date":"2016-03-08T17:29:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T17:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.244.124.69\/~jcmgadmin\/?page_id=1769"},"modified":"2024-02-05T14:40:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:40:17","slug":"why-you-should-avoid-using-hcg-for-weight-loss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jcmg.org\/why-you-should-avoid-using-hcg-for-weight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Avoid Using HCG for Weight Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1769\" class=\"elementor elementor-1769\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1132588 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1132588\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9de725b\" data-id=\"9de725b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-634d43c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"634d43c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7752b993\" data-id=\"7752b993\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526dc9c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"526dc9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"tel:5735565774\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Call Us to Lose Weight the Safe Way!<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21c2b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f21c2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is HCG?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac2d441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac2d441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">HCG or\u00a0<strong>human chorionic gonadotropin<\/strong>\u00a0is a protein-based hormone that supports the normal development of an egg in a woman&#8217;s ovary, and stimulates the release of the egg during ovulation. HCG is used to cause ovulation and to treat infertility in women, and to increase sperm count in men. HCG is also used in young boys when their testicles have not dropped down into the scrotum normally. This can be caused by a pituitary gland disorder.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ca05d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8ca05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HCG With Regards to Weight Loss\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-011ce52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"011ce52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Simply put\u2014taking HCG in any form does not result in weight loss. The methods used alongside HCG are what might result in weight loss\u2014such as a very-low-calorie-diet (VLCD).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c748c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c748c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HCG itself doesn't result in weight loss\u2026<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96bcfd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96bcfd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s actually the diet that accompanies &#8220;prescriptions&#8221; of HCG that causes the weight loss. HCG has been in the news a lot recently as a weight loss \u201caid.\u201d Ads claim it \u201ctargets the fat\u201d and \u201creduces cravings.\u201d<\/p><p>However, HCG providers prescribe a 500-calorie diet, too. A very-low-calorie-diet (defined as 800 cal\/day or lower) alone would result in significant weight loss. However, there are risks associated with a VLCD, and medical monitoring is suggested as a standard of medical care. <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Obesity-Very-Low-Calorie-Diet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The American Society of Bariatric Physicians Position Statement on the use of VLCDs is an informative resource.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3b0757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3b0757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do people claim they are not hungry on HCG?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b770bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b770bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The decrease in hunger emphasized in HCG ads is likely attributed to the dietary emphasis on higher protein intake and\/or carbohydrate restriction <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18175736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">resulting in ketosis<\/a>. These dietary regimens are associated with diminished hunger sensation. It is not the HCG itself that reduces hunger, but the accompanying prescribed diet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef8779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ef8779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Methods of Taking HCG<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea94299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea94299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HCG is typically taken as drops, but also some are prescribed tablets or injections. Only one of these methods are actually a viable method of taking HCG, but the benefits are unfounded and the side effects dangerous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8aed77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8aed77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do people claim they are not hungry on HCG?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c054879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c054879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The decrease in hunger emphasized in HCG ads is likely attributed to the dietary emphasis on higher protein intake and\/or carbohydrate restriction <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/18175736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">resulting in ketosis<\/a>. These dietary regimens are associated with diminished hunger sensation. It is not the HCG itself that reduces hunger, but the accompanying prescribed diet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886578b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"886578b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about HCG drops?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b5649 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31b5649\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">HCG is sold as drops to be absorbed \u201cunder the tongue\u201d or sublingually. There is a \u201cceiling\u201d with regard to the size of a molecule that can be absorbed orally\u2014and that size is approximately 1500 daltons (a measure for molecular weight). HCG\u2019s molecular weight is approximately 30,000 daltons\u2014about six times larger than insulin, which measures in at 6,000 daltons.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Why are we talking about insulin? Insulin can&#8217;t be taken orally\u2014it has to be injected. Therefore, since HCG&#8217;s molecular weight is six times that of insulin, which can&#8217;t be absorbed orally, neither can HCG be absorbed orally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7bff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d7bff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What if I swallow HCG?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c16160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c16160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even <em>if<\/em> drop formulations actually contained HCG, the protein molecule would pass into the stomach where it would be broken down into small peptides and amino acids by gastric acid\u2014just like your dinner portion of chicken\u2014again, no potential for biological action!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4a878c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4a878c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about HCG injections?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9433c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf9433c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HCG can be given by injection by a licensed physician under \u201coff-label\u201d use. However, doing so is not risk free. This medicine can increase chances of a multiple pregnancy. Some women using this medicine have developed a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), especially after the first treatment cycle. You should NOT use this medicine if you are at risk for a hormone-related cancer such as tumor of the breast, ovary, uterus, prostate, hypothalamus, or pituitary gland.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4465ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4465ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about homeopathic or chiroHCG sold by chiropractors?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66359ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66359ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Homeopathy is based the belief that disease symptoms can be cured by small doses of substances which produce similar symptoms in healthy people. All HCG drop formulations are inert, or having no pharmacological action, due to their high molecular weight. Moreover, it is the specific shape and structure of a molecule on which the hormone\u2019s action depends.<\/p><p>In other words, it has to fit like a \u201ckey into a lock\u201d or nothing happens. Therefore, it would be impossible to \u201ctake a small dose\u201d or \u201ca segment\u201d of a hormone and expect to cause any kind of biological action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e8c5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62e8c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do the experts have to say about HCG?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3be21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3be21c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The\u00a0Food and Drug Administration<\/em>, <em>The Federal Trade Commission<\/em>, and <em>The American Society for Metabolic &amp; Bariatric Surgery<\/em> all share the same stance: HCG does not result in weight loss. See each of their statements below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b7592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99b7592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the FDA\u2019s stance on HCG?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b132cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b132cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 1975, <em>The Food and Drug Administration<\/em> has considered the use of HCG for weight loss to be fraudulent and requires labels for HCG to state:<\/p><blockquote><p><em>HCG has no known effect on fat mobilization, appetite or sense of hunter, or body fat distribution. HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it cases a more attractive or &#8220;normal&#8221; distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31ae80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d31ae80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Has the FTC taken action?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2ae5a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2ae5a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1976, <em>The Federal Trade Commission<\/em> ordered the <em>Simeon Management Corporation<\/em>, <em>Simeon Weight Clinics Foundation<\/em>, <em>Bariatrics Management Corporation<\/em>, <em>C.M. Norcal, Inc.<\/em>, and <em>HCG Weight Clinics Foundation<\/em> and their officers to stop claiming that their HCG-based programs were safe, effective, and\/or approved by the FDA for weight-control. Although the order did not stop the clinics from using HCG, it required that patients who contract for the treatment be informed in writing that:<\/p><blockquote><p><em>These weight reduction treatments include the injection of HCG, a drug which has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as safe and effective in the treatment of obesity or weight control. There is no substantial evidence that HCG increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or &#8220;normal&#8221; distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505d6fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"505d6fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the opinion of physicians trained in obesity management?<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccab2e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccab2e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2009, <em>The American Society of Bariatric Physicians<\/em> issued a position statement which stated:<\/p><blockquote><p><em>Numerous clinical trials have shown HCG to be ineffectual in producing weight loss. HCG injections can induce a slight increase in muscle mass in androgen-deficient males. The diet used in the Simeons method provides a lower protein intake than is advisable in view of current knowledge and practice. There are few medical literature reports favorable to the Simeons method; the overwhelming majority of medical reports are critical of it. Physicians employing either the HCG or the diet recommended by Simeons may expose themselves to criticism from other physicians, from insurers, or from government bodies.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5726d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5726d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What have the studies on HCG revealed?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf3d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf3d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A meta-analysis of eight controlled and 16 uncontrolled trials that measured the effect of HCG in the treatment of obesity shows no benefit to using HCG. It was concluded that there is no scientific evidence that HCG is effective in the treatment of obesity; it does not bring about weight-loss of fat-redistribution, nor does it reduce hunger or induce a feeling of well-being.<\/p><p>Lijesen GK et al. <span class=\"s2\">The effect of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) in the treatment of obesity by means of the Simeons therapy: a criteria-based meta-analysis<\/span>. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 49:237\u2013243, 1995.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call Us to Lose Weight the Safe Way! What is HCG? HCG or\u00a0human chorionic gonadotropin\u00a0is a protein-based hormone that supports the normal development of an egg in a woman&#8217;s ovary, and stimulates the release of the egg during ovulation. 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