HCG
HCG, or chorionic gonadotropin, is a hormone produced during pregnancy by the placenta, but outside of pregnancy elevated HCG levels can be a sign of serious diseases.
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HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is a hormone produced by the developing embryo, after the fertilized egg has implanted in the uterine wall, and then by the placenta. HCG stimulates the production of the sex hormone progesterone.
HCG levels increase during pregnancy, and levels that are too high or too low can indicate a twin pregnancy or abnormalities such as ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or placental failure .
In women who are not pregnant and in men, HCG testing is performed in the diagnosis of cancerous lesions.
When do we do a beta HCG test?
- To check a possible pregnancy and check its age
- In the management and monitoring of pregnancy
- In the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
- When suspicion of the development of HCG-producing cancer (ovarian cancer, testicular cancer, medulloblastoma, chorionic epithelioma or others)
Beta HCG as a tumor marker
Beta HCG testing can be part of cancer diagnosis. Since chorionic gonadotropin is normally found only in pregnant women, it is used as a tumor marker - a substance detected in the blood in cancer patients (gonadotropin can be secreted by cancerous tissues).
Beta HCG is a tumor marker
Tumor markers are usually determined in blood serum or saliva. They can also be determined from cerebrospinal fluid, lung and peritoneal effusion fluids.
Tumor markers can also be determined in blood
Beta HCG testing in pregnancy
HCG is the hormone responsible for the production of progesterone, which is necessary to sustain pregnancy. Chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in male fetuses stimulates testicular cells to produce testosterone, and in both sexes it regulates thyroid hormones to support the developing pituitary gland. HCG is also responsible for the absorption of more nutrients by the fetus.

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