Chorionic Gonadotropin

Chorionic gonadotropin (CG) is a hormone produced by the human body during pregnancy. It is an essential component of pregnancy and is responsible for maintaining the fertilized egg in the uterus and maintaining the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum. CG is also responsible for stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone. In addition, it is involved in the development of the placenta and is essential for the maintenance of the pregnancy. CG has numerous medical uses, including the diagnosis of various disorders, such as ectopic pregnancy, testicular and ovarian cancer, as well as infertility in men and women. In addition, CG is also used to induce ovulation in women with infertility and to treat hirsutism and polycystic ovarian syndrome. CG is important in helping to ensure the health of pregnant women and their unborn babies.

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Endocrinology And Hormones

ISSN: 3070-2313
Type: Open Access Journal
Editor-in-Chief: Dragan Nikolic, University of Belgrade,  School of Medicine,  dr Subotica 9,  11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Endocrinology is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system,its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. Endocrinology focuses primarily on the endocrine organs, meaning the organs whose primary function is hormone secretion. These organs include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, ovaries, testes, and pancreas