Word: gonadotropin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...advertised in women's magazines and even on television, the inexpensive kits (typical prices: $7 to $10) have been on the national market for about a year. First developed in Europe, they depend on a simple application of immunology: the interaction between the hormone HCG (for human chorionic gonadotropin), which is produced as soon as a fertilized egg imbeds itself in the wall of the womb, and the specific antibody formed-in rabbits-against it. If a reaction occurs between the urine and the kit's chemicals, the hormone is present-and so most likely is a baby...
...give it a try?" basis. Clomid, a synthetic hormone-like drug, seems to work by stimulating the pituitary gland to release hormones that help to ripen the ovum. Pergonal, a hormonal extract from the urine of postmenopausal women, primes the ovaries so that another hormone -human chorionic gonadotropin or HCG-can ensure the release of the ovum. Neither treatment should be used unless doctors have first determined that a woman's inability to have a baby is caused by a failure to ovulate, which accounts for only 5% to 10% of all cases of infertility.* The experts urge that...
...treatment offered by Simeons Weight Clinics, a chain of "fat clubs" with branches throughout the U.S. The A.M.A. notes that Simeons clients are placed on a diet of 500 calories a day for 42 to 60 days. They are also given injections of a substance called human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), which is extracted from the urine of pregnant women. The regimen's proponents claim that HCG helps patients stick to their diets and burn up fats better...