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Fertility Glossary

hCG

Human chorionic gonadotropin.

hCG rises in early pregnancy and is also used as a trigger shot to mature eggs before retrieval.

Related terms

Beta hCG

Blood test measuring the pregnancy hormone hCG.

Trigger shot

The injection that matures eggs before retrieval.

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