Article: HCG - Human Chorionic Gonada-what?
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HCG - Human Chorionic Gonada-what?
...Tropin. Human chorionic gonadotropin. Sound Familiar? You may or may have heard of hCG, but if you have, it may be because you read it on the box of your home pregnancy test. And that's because hCG is the basis of home pregnancy tests. It's also the basis for the blood and urine pregnancy tests that your doctor performs. But there is much more to hCG than simply being an indicator of pregnancy.
HCG is a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy. It begins being produced and released into the blood almost immediately after the egg attaches to the uterine wall. Since hCG is released into the blood so soon after conception, it can be detected there even before your first missed menstrual period, as early as six days after implantation. Its function is to prevent the ...
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