Is hCG Safe to Take
Before answering the question, is hCG safe for weight loss or is hCG dangerous, what you need to know is the mechanism behind it. hCG or human chorionic gonadotropin is the pregnancy hormone which is detected in the urine of pregnant females only. It is a sex hormone which helps supporting the growing fetus. Men have hCG but only in negligible amounts however, as I said, statistics show that they have relied on the diet to a greater extent as compared to the fairer sex.
The diet basically involves a particular schedule consisting of low fat and low starch foods and the dosage of hCG on a daily basis either in the form of injections or oral hCG pills or hCG drops. And let me tell you, this isn’t easy in any way. The calorie intake is between 500 to 1000 calories and is simply difficult to follow especially for men. The diet prolongs for 42 days wherein there are 2 phases of 21 days each. It is quite possible that men wouldn’t be able to adjust with such a tough diet plan leading to weakness, fatigue, frequent headaches, food cravings, restlessness and irritability as some of the hCG drops side effects. Apart from this, the hCG dosages can cause quite a lot of trouble.
While people prefer going for the hCG drops or pills, there are many who rely on hCG diet injections which results in frequent redness, rashes, soreness, and bleeding in and around the part on a daily basis. Frequent use of needles can lead to infections as well and thus hCG diet cannot be called safe. Also, the process of manufacturing the hCG supplements needs expertise wherein a single mistake could lead to major health complications and risk factors. Why? Because hCG is extracted from pregnant women after which it has to be processed neatly. Read the rest of this entry »
