Cab HCG Be Taken After Hysterectomy?

Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2015

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Tue, 21 Jul 2015 Answered on

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Question : Is it safe to take hcg after an hysterectomy

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
no hcg role after hysterectomy

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for the query,
First hcg has no role to play apart from pregnancy and sustenance of the same. If you have been hysterectomised then there is actually no role of hcg injections at all. You may address your concerns in more details here as to why would you like to consider hcg injections?
regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sameer Kumar (11 minutes later)

I'd like to use it to lose 25 pds

Answered by Dr. Sameer Kumar (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
not recommended

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
HCG cannot be used as weight loss medication at all and have no satisfactory proven results as yet. Moreover hormones should never be considered for weight loss programmes as there are bad rebounds once one stops the usage.
so absolutelysnot recommended.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar