Moreover, hCG closely resembles another glycoprotein hormone — luteinizing hormone (LH). LH stimulates ovulation in females and boosts testosterone production in males. This makes it useful for ...

Pregnancy tests detect hCG, a hormone that begins to rise after a fertilized egg implants in the uterus. Ovulation tests, on ...

The Atlanta Braves suffered a huge setback after their newly signed outfielder Jurickson Profar was suspended for 80 games without pay for alleged performance-enhancing drugs use.

The new compound, an LH/hCG agonistic agent, interacts with the human LH receptor just like LH (and hCG). Scientists carried out pre-clinical tests of this LH agonist in rats and found that it ...

"Parenteral administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) or luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates the production of testosterone in males and these gonadotropins can therefore be used by ...