Alpha/beta sub-units

**MR MIME** · 03-31-2007, 12:37 PM

Hey all,

Does anyone know if HCG Pregnyl contains both alpha and beta sub-units?
I heard Pregnyl is derived from the urine, but only contains alpha sub-units and not the beta sub-units. Is this true?

If this is true, I also heard that Novarel and Ferring contains both sub-units. But I cannot find a website that sells it without a prescription. So if anyone knows of a website that sells either brands, could they please give me a link?

Thankyou,MM

**MR MIME** · 03-31-2007, 06:48 PM

Nevermind. I found a bodybuilding website saying HCG Pregnyl WAS in fact synthetic and only had the alpha sub-units and not the beta sub-units.

But, with more research I found dozens of sites saything that Pregnyl is naturally derived from the urine of women and contain both sub-units.

The BB site said that recominant HCG only contains the alpha sub-units. So that means that since HCG Pregnyl is NOT RECOMBINANT, it contains both beta and alpha sub-units. Because only recomibant HCG contains the alpha sub-units!
I just found another site saying the same thing too!
"Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is produced by the placenta in pregnancy and sets up the cascade of events that causes production of progesterone by the corpus luteum. hCG levels are measured to confirm pregnancy.
In addition, hCG can be used to trigger ovulation in women undergoing stimulated IUI and assisted reproductive technology cycles, IVF . In a normal ovulatory cycle, a surge of LH triggers ovulation and release of the egg (s). The body responds to hCG in the same manner as it does LH, therefore a surge of hCG also initiates ovulation. In 98% of cases, patients receiving Lupron or Ganirelix Acetate can only ovulate when they are given an injection of hCG or LH. Therefore the insemination or egg retrieval can be precisely timed for 36 hours after the hCG injection. Profasi and Pregnyl are human derived and Ovidrel is a recombinant product."

So that basically means Ovidrel HCG is the ONLY Recombinant HCG right now.
I wish websites wouldn't spread lies and rumors.

**J*U*icEd** · 04-01-2007, 12:49 PM

why the hell do you need to know about alpha and beta subunits of HCG ??... what does that have to do with anything?

**MR MIME** · 04-01-2007, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by J*U*icEd

why the hell do you need to know about alpha and beta subunits of HCG??... what does that have to do with anything?

Because I am using it for something else and needed to know.
What, you think I ask questions for the hell of it?

**neverenuff21** · 04-01-2007, 02:02 PM

What were You using it for? Im curious. I love this crap. Fertility maybe?

**J*U*icEd** · 04-01-2007, 04:05 PM

well what ever u asking has nothin to do with steriods or PCT so... why ask this question here??

**MR MIME** · 04-01-2007, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by neverenuff21

What were You using it for? Im curious. I love this crap. Fertility maybe?

Cancer research.

**MR MIME** · 04-01-2007, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by J*U*icEd

well what ever u asking has nothin to do with steriods or PCT so... why ask this question here??

It has evrything to do with steroids . Many people here use HCG , do they not? I was just asking if anyone knew if Pregnyl contained both alpha and beta sub-units and is a polypeptide hormone. Thats all.