Latest prescription information about Chorionic Gonadotropin. Learn how to pronounce the drug's name, its indications, dosage, how to take, when to take, when not to take, side effects, special precautions, warnings and its storage instructions . Also listed are the International and Indian trade name(s) of the drug and its price list.
ICD Code : Y42 |
Therapeutic Classification : Hormones
Why is Chorionic Gonadotropin Prescribed? (Indications)
This medication is prescribed for infertility problems in certain women who have not gone through menopause and for certain testicular development problems. It is a glycoprotein hormone produced in pregnancy. It prevents the disintegration of the corpus luteum of the ovary and thereby maintains progesterone production.
When should Chorionic Gonadotropin not to be taken? (Contraindications)
Contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity; very early puberty, prostate cancer or other androgenic dependent neoplasm, pregnancy and lactation.
What is the dosage of Chorionic Gonadotropin?
Prepubertal Cryptorchidism-
Dosage: Children (4 yr of age and older):
1. 4000 USP units three times weekly for three weeks.
2. 5000 USP units every second day for four injections.
3. 15 injections of 500 to 1,000 USP units over a period of 6 weeks.
4. 500 USP units 3 times weekly for four to six weeks. If this course of treatment is not successful, another course is begun 1 mo later using 1,000 USP units per injection.
For treating men with problems related to low levels of male hormones:
500 to 1,000 USP Units three times a week for three weeks, followed by the same dose twice a week for three weeks.
4,000 USP Units three times weekly for six to nine months, following which the dosage may be reduced to 2,000 USP Units three times weekly for an additional three months.
Induction of ovulation and pregnancy in the anovulatory, infertile women:
5,000 to 10,000 USP Units one day following the last dose of menotropins. (A dosage of 10,000 USP Units is recommended in the labeling for menotropins).
How should Chorionic Gonadotropin be taken?
It comes as a solution for injection to be administered by a healthcare provider into the vein or muscle.
What are the warnings and precautions for Chorionic Gonadotropin?
• You must receive a thorough gynecological exam before beginning treatment with this medication.
• Patient may develop multiple pregnancy, blood clots, increase in ovary size, ovarian cyst rupture. Consult your healthcare provider before taking this medication.
• Discontinue therapy if signs of precocious puberty are seen in patients treated for cryptorchidism.
• Caution needed for patients with cardiac or renal disease, epilepsy, migraine or asthma.
What are the side effects of Chorionic Gonadotropin?
• Central Nervous System:
Headache, irritability, restlessness, depression, fatigue.
• Genitourinary:
Precocious puberty, breast enlargement in male.
• Metabolic:
Edema.
• Miscellaneous:
Pain at injection site, arterial blood clot, shock, abdominal pain.
What are the other precautions for Chorionic Gonadotropin?
If you miss a dose of it, contact your doctor immediately.
What are the storage conditions for Chorionic Gonadotropin?
It is usually handled and stored by a health care provider.
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koppis, India
hello arshh, hope your query has been answered. I am a paediatric endocrinologist who deals with such problems as you describe. The injection is given to children too, but I do not agree with it being given for increasing penile growth due to circumcision. Chances are you probably understood your doctor wrongly. It may be best to discuss with your doctor again, and seek an opinion of a Paediatric Surgeon or a Paediatric Urologist or Paediatric Endocrinologist.
Arshh, India
Ovutrig hp 2000 iu was prescribed to my son who is 6 years old he have problem in penile growth due to circumcision
can you guide its permitted to give this injection to 6 years old boy thanks.
Careers
hello arshh, hope your query has been answered. I am a paediatric endocrinologist who deals with such problems as you describe. The injection is given to children too, but I do not agree with it being given for increasing penile growth due to circumcision. Chances are you probably understood your doctor wrongly. It may be best to discuss with your doctor again, and seek an opinion of a Paediatric Surgeon or a Paediatric Urologist or Paediatric Endocrinologist.
Ovutrig hp 2000 iu was prescribed to my son who is 6 years old he have problem in penile growth due to circumcision can you guide its permitted to give this injection to 6 years old boy thanks.