Research

What HCG Is
Side Effects
Authoritative Articles about the HCG Diet Protocol
Articles about Homeopathic HCG
General Obesity Articles

What HCG Is

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)—The Pregnancy Hormone. American Pregnancy Association.

Side Effects

HCG IM : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing. WebMD.

Chorionic Gonadotropin Side Effects. Drugs.com.

Find a Vitamin or Supplement: Colloidal Silver. WebMD.

Colloidal Silver Usage Precautions. Silver Bullet Enterprises.

A Look at Severe Silver Poisoning. SilverMedicine.org.

GRAPEFRUIT: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings. WebMD.

Authoritative Articles about the HCG Diet Protocol

Please note: All of the following studies in this section as well as the original
protocol by Dr. Simeons utilized pharmaceutical hCG. None of
them utilized homeopathic HCG. Most HCG sold on the Internet
is homeopathic HCG.

Simeons, A.
Pounds and Inches.

Sohar, E. (September-October 1959).
A Forty-Day—550 Calorie Diet in the Treatment of Obese Outpatients.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 7: 514-518.

Craig, L., Ray, R., Waxler, S., & Madigan, H. (March 1963).
Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Treatment of Obese Women.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 12: 230-234.

Simeons, A. (September 1963).
Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Treatment of Obese Women.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 13: 197-198.

Frank, B. (March 1964).
The Use of Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone in the Treatment of Obesity: A Double-Blind Study.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 14: 133-136.

Simeons, A. (September 1964). Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Treatment of Obesity.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 15: 188-190.

Hutton, J. (February 1965).
The Use of Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Treatment of Obesity.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 15: 277.

Gusman, H. (June 1969).
Chorionic Gonadotropin in Obesity: Further Clinical Observations.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 22: 686-695.

Albrink, M. (June 1969).
Chorionic Gonadotropin and Obesity?
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 22: 681-685.

Hutton, J. (March 1970).
Chorionic Gonadotropin and Obesity.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 23: 243-244.

Asher, W., & Harper, H. (February 1973).
Effect of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin on Weight Loss, Hunger, and Feeling of Well-Being.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26: 211-218.

Sohar, E., & Sneh, E. (August 1973).
Follow-up of Obese Patients: 14 Years after a Successful Reducing Diet.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26: 845-848.

Hirsch, J, & Itallie, T. (October 1973).
The Treatment of Obesity.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26: 1039-1044.

Asher, W., & Harper, H. (May 1974).
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Treatment for Obesity: A Rebuttal.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 27: 450-457.

Stein, M., Julis, R., Peck, C., Hinshaw, W., Sawicki, J, & Deller, J. Jr. (September 1976).
Ineffectiveness of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Weight Reduction: A Double-Blind Study.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 29: 940-948.

Bradley, P. (May 1977).
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Weight Reduction.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 30: 649-651.

Stein, M., Julis, R., Peck, C., Hinshaw, W., Sawicki, J, & Deller, J. Jr.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Weight Reduction: A Reply.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 30: 652-653.

Vogt T., & Belluscio, D. (1987).
Controversies in Plastic Surgery: Suction-Assisted Lipectomy (SAL) and the hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotropin) Protocol for Obesity Treatment.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 131-156.

Bray, G. (February 1992).
Drug Treatment of Obesity.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 55: 538S-544S.

Use of oral hCG for treatment of obesity: A double-blind study (Photographic documentation).

Belluscio, D., Ripamonte, L., & Wolansky, M.
Utility of an Oral Presentation of hCG (human Choriogonadotropin) for the Management of Obesity: A Double-Blind Study.

Belluscio, D., & Ripamonte, L.
Utility of an Oral Formulation of hCG for Obesity Treatment: A Double-Blind Study.

Bryman, D. Successful Weight Loss Intervention Using a Modified hCG Diet.
The Bariatrician, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 9-11.