Your safety is our first priority. Learn more about key medication details, possible side effects, warnings, and other important information about human chorionic gonadotropin below.
Prescribing Information
Human chorionic gonadotropin, commonly called HCG, is a prescription hormone medication that may be prescribed when clinically appropriate for certain fertility, hormone, or provider-determined uses. Safety information may vary depending on the exact product, dose, route, and patient-specific treatment plan.
Black Box Warning
HCG does not have a boxed warning. However, it has important contraindications, warnings, and monitoring considerations.
Common Side Effects
Possible side effects may include:
Headache
Irritiability
Restlessness
Mood changes
Fatigue
Fluid retention
Injection-site pain
Breast tenderness
Gynecomastia in males
Acne
Abdominal discomfort
Important Safety Information
Do not use HCG if you have a known allergy to HCG or any ingredient in the medication, precocious puberty, prostate cancer, or another androgen-dependent tumor, unless your provider determines otherwise.
Tell your provider if you have heart disease, kidney disease, asthma, epilepsy, migraines, hormone-sensitive cancer history, fertility concerns, or are pregnant, planning pregnancy, or breastfeeding.
HCG may cause fluid retention, mood changes, gynecomastia, acne, hormonal changes, and injection-site reactions. In fertility treatment settings, HCG may increase the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, or OHSS, which can be serious.
Seek urgent medical help if you experience severe pelvic or abdominal pain, rapid weight gain, shortness of breath, chest pain, severe swelling, severe headache, signs of an allergic reaction, or symptoms of a blood clot.
HCG should not be marketed or used as an over-the-counter weight loss product.
To report suspected adverse reactions, contact the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or visit www.fda.gov/medwatch.
