After first being approved by your doctor, the only hCG that should be used in a medically supervised weight loss program is labeled as Novarel or Pregnyl.
I receive at least ten emails a day asking questions about the different forms of hCG and which form is the best to use. While there are many different forms of hCG out there, most are not effective and some are outright dangerous!
Lets start with the dangerous first!
hCG Online
hCG ordered online is dangerous. It is illegal to order any medication over the internet that requires a prescription, although many people do unfortunately decide to buy hCG from online sources that have absolutely no oversight or regulation. Also, you have absolutely no way of knowing if what you are ordering will make it to your door, if you will get arrested for illegally ordering a prescription medication, or if the product you ordered actually contains any medication whatsoever or some unknown dangerous substance that could cause serious health hazards.
Homeopathic hCG Drops and sprays
Homeopathic hCG drops literally have nothing in them except water. Do you want to starve yourself? Do you want to waste your money and time? With hCG drops you will do all of the above. I have had dozens of patients come to me for help after first having tried hCG drops and then gaining all the weight right back. You may think the hCG drops are working, but rest assured, there is no bioidentical hormone at all, not one single molecule, in the vial that you purchased. There are many companies monopolizing on the recent re-popularization of hCG as an adjunct treatment for weight loss. Symptoms such as hunger, irritability, fatigue, electrolyte imbalances, heart arrhythmias, are all possible when you are on a starvation (500 calorie) diet with hCG homeopathic drops. Don’t waste your money and don’t risk your health.
Lets look at the bad next.
Compounded hCG
Compounded hCG has been produced in a compounding pharmacy, and technically should only be prescribed for a unique individual patient. Examples of Compounded hCG products include:
–hCG sublingual drops
–hCG oral tablets
–hCG spray (if not homeopathic)
–hCG transdermal creams
–compounded injectable hCG
Any form of compounded hCG should be avoided if you want reliable results.
Many medical spas and physicians alike chose to prescribe compounded hCG to their patients due to the fact that it is inexpensive and they can save money on costs. Unfortunately, that savings isn’t usually passed on to you the patient. While compounded hCG is roughly 25% of the cost of brand name hCG (like Novarel or Pregnyl), compounded hCG is of inferior quality and may lead to many more complications due to its diminished efficacy.
Compounded hCG is not as effective. I have seen clinically, that these forms of compounded hCG just simply don’t work very well. And, often times need to be given in larger doses, which can lead to a greater likelihood of causing side effects or complications. In fact, when you take the oral tablets, or the sublingual hCG drops, you are relying on your body’s ability to absorb that medication, so it can then have the desired effect. Every person has a unique ability, or lack thereof, to absorb medications orally. So, in addition to having to dose the medication sometimes three times higher, you never really have any reliable method for determining how much a patient is absorbing of that medication (poor quality, compounded hCG that is).
The Good – Keep it pure, keep it safe, keep it medically supervised with a primary care doctor.
Novarel and Pregnyl are the only brand names of hCG in the United states that are approved in for in office use. Novarel for example is produced by Ferring Pharmaceuticals and is the highest quality hCG available on the market in the United States. Dr. Hoffman only uses Novarel and Pregnyl with his patients and will not ever prescribe compounded hCG as a part of his weight loss programs. The only way to safely administer Novarel is via subcutaneous injection. With the subcutaneous injections, a metered amount of medication is administered into the tissue with the desired effect occurring at a much lower dosage, making it much less likely that patients will experience complications that are more commonly associated with inferior, compounded hCG at higher dosages.
Once you are approved by Dr. Hoffman, your hCG weight loss program can help you achieve a greater level of health and give you the tools you need to maintain your long term successes in the future.
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