2024-06-20
What is Intact Human Chorionic Gonadotropin?
Human chorionic gonadotropin comes from trophoblastic tissue. Trophoblastic tissue is a tissue that develops in the baby during the early days of pregnancy. It later forms part of the placenta. The primary function of human chorionic gonadotropin is to help support your pregnancy. It does so by stimulating the corpus luteum (the follicle that houses a maturing egg) to make the hormone progesterone which keeps your pregnancy going.