During this stage of the diet, you’ll begin to take your hCG injections and eat foods that are higher in calories and higher in overall fat. Don’t worry; this diet phase doesn’t last long, and once it ends, you’ll move into the weight loss stage. During this stage of the diet...
Even better is that many such procedures are non-invasive – they do not require surgery. Some may need small incisions to be made, others use injections, and many can be combined to provide relief from signs of ageing for both men and women. Take Botox, for example: this injection stops...
The blood results came back as my HCG being great, but my progesterone was level 1. To me, that was impossible and I knew it had to have been a botched test. With that, the nurse calls me the next morning with those blood test results and says she doesn't think this is going to...
I don’t see the happy things anymore. I wait for the bad things to happen because THAT is what has always been despite my success. I worry. The level of worry is concerning. I worry about how much I worry. It wasn’t always like this. IVF is a big part of the beginning of the...
Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) protocols used for IVF treatment included GnRH down-regulation and antagonist options. Approximately half of the patients underwent GnRH-agonist down-regulation (leuprolide acetate [LA]; TAP) followed by combinations of injections of injectable recombinant FSH (Gona...
But the HCG weight-loss diet is the rando diet that just won’t quit it. Steer clear, needle-phobes: This eight-week diet, which originally hit the weight-loss scene back in the 1970s, combines injections of human chorionic gonadotropin—along with a very low 500-calorie daily diet for...
The results of tumor marker evaluation (AFP—alpha-fetaprotein, β-hCG—beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (CA125—cancer antigen 125, LDH—lactate dehydrogenase) were available for 446 girls (74.96%); however, not all of them were tested in each case. They were elevated in 40 girl...
The blood results came back as my HCG being great, but my progesterone was level 1. To me, that was impossible and I knew it had to have been a botched test. With that, the nurse calls me the next morning with those blood test results and says she doesn't think this is going to...