human chorionic gonadatropin (test for pregnancy)
Human chorionic gonadatropin. A placental hormone that helps maintain pregnancy in the early months of gestation.
Human Chorionic Gondotrophin. A hormone produced by the placenta and which is essential to normal pregnancy. HCG can be detected as soon as 7-10 days after conception using a home pregnancy test kit.
hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
hormone secreted by the embryo as soon as it is implanted in the uterine mucus (pregnancy hormone). The injection of this hormone induces ovulation.
Human chorionic gonadotropin, the hormone that pregnancy tests detect.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. female hormone that stimulates ovulation (often injected as a fertility drug).
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. A commercially available, semi-purified hormone that is used to induce ovulation and spermiation, i.e., egg and sperm production.
See Human chorionic gonadotrophin.
See human chorionic gonadotropin.
human chorionic gonadotropin. a hormone secreted by the placenta that maintains pregnancy during the early development of the embryo. HCG is made up of 2 subunits, alpha and beta; the beta subunit (bHCG) has been shown to suppress the development of Kaposi's sarcoma cells in vitro.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. A hormone that is produced by the body in the early stages of pregnancy. It enables the corpus luteum to continue producing Progesterone. In assisted conception HCG is used 36 hours prior to egg retrieval to mature the eggs ready for the egg collection procedure.
The hormone released naturally early in pregnancy. HCG may be injected to trigger ovulation and progesterone production. It may also be given to men to stimulate the production of testosterone. close window
The pregnancy hormone (human chorionic gonadotropin?)
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin. The hormone produced by the placental cells (afterbirth) in pregnancy. Detection of this hormone in blood or urine is the basis of pregnancy testing. The hormone mimics the luteinising hormone (LH), which is normally produced by the woman at ovulation time. Preparations of HCG are used to stimulate ovulation and are sometimes given following procedures like IVF or ICSI to help the embryo implant.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. The hormone produced in early pregnancy that keeps the corpus luteum producing progesterone. Also used via injection to trigger ovulation after some fertility treatments, and used in men to stimulate testosterone production.
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin. A hormone secreted by the placenta in pregnancy that prolongs the life of the corpus luteum and thus preserves the pregnancy. The hormone accounts for pregnancy tests being positive. It may also be administered therapeutically in some infertility problems and is used in the IVF treatment cycles to trigger ovulation by mimicking the action of LH.
Human Chorionic Gondaotrophin hormone, detected by pregnancy tests after conception.
A hormone produced by the placenta. Detection of its presence in urine or blood is the basis of the pregnancy test. Also used to trigger final maturation and ovulation of the egg.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. A hormone secreted by the placenta during pregnancy that prolongs the life of the corpus luteum.
Human Chronic Gonadotrophin. Hormone that occurs in pregnant women, which gives the positive result when detected in a pregnancy test.
Abbreviation of human chorionic gonadotropin. HCG is a hormone released into the maternal bloodstream by the developing placenta from about six days after the last period was due (about 22 days after the last menstrual period). Its presence can be detected in the urine by a home pregancy test and a positive result indicates pregnancy. Gonadotropins are used to treat infertility, hypogonadism and nonobstructive cryptorchidism.
A protein hormone made by the placenta that is detectable in a pregnant woman's blood (and urine) soon after implantation. The measurement of one part of this hormone, beta-hCG, is the basis for commercially available tests for pregnancy.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. The hormone produced by the placenta. hCG levels normally double every other day in early pregnancy. Slowly rising hCG levels indicative of an impending miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy. Purified hCG is injected to trigger ovulation or egg maturation during ovulation induction and IVF cycles respectively.
human chorionic gonadotrophin; a chemical substance (hormone) produced by the placenta in early pregnancy. The principal action is to stimulate your ovaries to produce more hormone to maintain the pregnancy
human chorionic gonadotropin. A hormone produced by the placenta of a pregnant woman; it is what is detected in most pregnancy tests.
Human chorionic gonadotrophin. A hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy. It is the indicator that shows up on both home and physician-administered pregnancy tests.
Human chorionic gonadotropin, a human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta . Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is directed at the gonads and stimulates them. Hence, the name "gonadotropin." See the entire definition of hCG
human chorionic gonadotrophin. A hormone produced by the embryo after it has attached to the uterus. It has similar properties to luteinizing hormone and is used to induce maturation of eggs in the ovary during an IVF cycle.
A hormone produced by developing embryo and later by the placenta. It is also administered during IVF, GIFT, TEST, PROST, IUI and Ovulating Induction to induce ovulation at a precise time.
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, hormone produced in pregnancy that helps maintain high progesterone output, thus helping the uterus accept the embryo.During IVF treatment HCG is injected to mature the egg follicles and help prepare the uterus for embryo replacement. In an early pregnancy test, it is levels of HCG that are detected in the blood in a positive test.
Human chorionic gonadotrophin. One of the main hormones unique to pregnancy. It is produced by the developing embryo from its earliest days. Its main action is to maintain the corpus luteum and hence the secretion of oestrogen and progesterone until the placenta has developed sufficiently to take over hormonal production. See Pregnancy test.
A complex hormone often used to stimulate ovulation by injection in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation cycles. It is also the hormone produced early in pregnancy to keep the corpus luteum producing progesterone; may be injected to stimulate ovulation and progesterone production
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. A hormone that can be used to trigger ovulation. Sold under the names Novarel, Pregnyl, and Ovidrel.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. A hormone produced by the placenta of a pregnant woman indicative of pregnancy.detected in most pregnancy tests.
Human chorionic gonadotrophin is a pregnancy hormone that can be detected in urine in only very small amounts. This is what home pregnancy testing kits look for to give that affirmative line or dot on your test as early as just a few days after a missing period.
A hormone produced by the placenta throughout pregnancy and necessary for maintenance of normal gestation. The blood test called beta subunit of HCG is used to diagnose pregnancy. HCG is also given to infertility patients to help burst follicles and to sustain the corpus luteum. In some cases, following levels of beta-HCG helps to determine if the pregnancy is viable. It should increase about 66% every 48 hours in the first few months of pregnancy.
(human chorionic gonadotropin) A drug that triggers ovulation during an IVF cycle.
Human chorionic gonadotrophin a hormone similar to LH used to stimulate ovulation during fertility drug treatments. It is produced in large amounts during pregnancy and is the basis of pregnancy tests.
The Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin; a hormone which behaves like LH; made by the placenta, hCH may be extracted and used together with hMG to treat hypogonadism.
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin The major pregnancy hormone, which is produced by the Trophoblastic cells (the thin layer which separates the mother from the fetus). The function of hCG is to maintain the pregnancy. The level of hCG is monitored during follow-up after molar pregnancy
Human chorionic gonadotropin. A hormone produced by the placenta important for keeping the mother's body from rejecting the fetus as a foreign tissue
Human chorionic gonadotrophin, which ensures maintenance of the corpus luteum and is used in assisted reproduction techniques for triggering ovulation
human chorionic gonadotropin. This hormone is produced by an embryo which has implanted in the uterus. It stimulates the ovary to continue to produce the progesterone and estrogen necessary for maintenance of the lining of the womb (uterus). The presence of hCG signifies an established pregnancy, and hCG levels are measured to follow an early pregnancy. It is also injected to induce ovulation.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. the pregnancy hormone