Human Chlorionic Gonadotropin

Vincent73417 Mar, 2022Health

HCG hormone contributes to the further development of the placenta in early pregnancy. This hormone will rapidly increase the progesterone in the first trimester, but as the placenta grows enough to produce enough progesterone to support pregnancy alone, the progesterone will gradually decrease. Glycoprotein also contributes to the development of fetal gonads and the production of androgens in male fetal testes.