Anyone with experience with HUCOG brand HCG?

[Youthful55guy]

I think you're thinking of HGH. HGH is a long chained amino and will break down easily. You can't shake it and needs to be refrigerated. HCG is extracted from pregnant women's urine. It's much hardier than HCG. Just keep in a cool place and it'll stay good for a while.

It's HCG. Even HCG has a limited shelf life. There is no way that I know of that they can get it to be stable in a aqueous form from 11/16 to 10/18 per package labeling. Also, per the insert, it states that it needs to be stored at conditions less than 8 C (46 F). It was shipped to me 3 weeks ago in a cardboard box from China. I sincerely doubt that it was anywhere near 46 F at any time in transit. Basically, I got screwed and plan to cut my losses and learn from it. NEVER purchase HUCOG again, even the lyophilized type. If they try to pawn off crap like this with one product, it makes me wonder how much you can trust any of their products. I have found a new vendor that has Pregnyl branded HCG and have some on order. Hopefully, this is just a temporary situation. I also plan to have a face to face with my Doc in another month and hopefully I can get her to renew my script for HCG.

FYI, part of the original complex problem that I eluded to in my original post is that the compounded pharmacy from I had been purchasing my scripted HCG for years was selling me pre-mixed compounded HCG shipped in refrigerated containers. It was good stuff but pricey. They saw that and are now switching to branded Pregnyl and having the customer mix himself. Wise move, but it invalidated my original script because it's a different drug and that confused the heck out of my doc and going back and forth between her and her assistant who know little to nothing about hormones just added to the confusion. I hope to sort this out with a face to face.

[almostgone]

It's HCG. Even HCG has a limited shelf life. There is no way that I know of that they can get it to be stable in a aqueous form from 11/16 to 10/18 per package labeling. Also, per the insert, it states that it needs to be stored at conditions less than 8 C (46 F). It was shipped to me 3 weeks ago in a cardboard box from China. I sincerely doubt that it was anywhere near 46 F at any time in transit. Basically, I got screwed and plan to cut my losses and learn from it. NEVER purchase HUCOG again, even the lyophilized type. If they try to pawn off crap like this with one product, it makes me wonder how much you can trust any of their products. I have found a new vendor that has Pregnyl branded HCG and have some on order. Hopefully, this is just a temporary situation. I also plan to have a face to face with my Doc in another month and hopefully I can get her to renew my script for HCG.

FYI, part of the original complex problem that I eluded to in my original post is that the compounded pharmacy from I had been purchasing my scripted HCG for years was selling me pre-mixed compounded HCG shipped in refrigerated containers. It was good stuff but pricey. They saw that and are now switching to branded Pregnyl and having the customer mix himself. Wise move, but it invalidated my original script because it's a different drug and that confused the heck out of my doc and going back and forth between her and her assistant who know little to nothing about hormones just added to the confusion. I hope to sort this out with a face to face.

That sounds like you have a chance at getting that resolved, at least. That would be sweet if you could just snag Pregnyl at your pharmacy @ a reasonable price.

[Youthful55guy]

That sounds like you have a chance at getting that resolved, at least. That would be sweet if you could just snag Pregnyl at your pharmacy @ a reasonable price.

It's actually about double what I pay on the "alternate market", but it's legal and I know I won't get ripped off like I did with the HUCOG. That was about $130 down the drain. I also got ripped off before that from my original vendor for $300 for product undelivered (my original FertiGyn brand). They had been extremely dependable for the past few years but suddenly not. I hope vendor #3 comes through!

[kelkel]

it invalidated my original script because it's a different drug and that confused the heck out of my doc and going back and forth between her and her assistant who know little to nothing about hormones just added to the confusion. I hope to sort this out with a face to face.

What's the issue with your doc? What's doesn't she understand?

[Youthful55guy]

What's the issue with your doc? What's doesn't she understand?

I never communicated directly with her, just her assistant. I doubt that her assistant understood any of this. Also, I'm probably her only patient for which she has prescribed HCG, so I think her experience base is minimal. The original script of HCG came from an HRT specialist that did not take my insurance. I had to go through them to purchase my HCG and they tacked on a medication management fee. I got tired of paying through the nose for doctor visits not covered by my insurance and inflated prices for both my HCG and T, so after about 3 years I asked my doc if she would take over medication management and she agreed. She was aware of what I was doing and was monitoring me with additional labs beyond that which my HRT specialist demanded. Again, her labs were covered by insurance and my HRT guy's labs were not, and he would only accept labs from a particular laboratory, so I ended up paying a lot of money for labs I didn't need.

Anyway, when the pharmacy changed from pre-mixed compounded HCG to "mix your own" branded Pregnyl, it just threw her off because she's never dealt with HCG before. I'm hoping a face-toface will straighten this out. In the interim, I want to find alternate sources for all of my TRT medications in case I have problems in the future filling a script. Also, I'm currently using about double the amount that the doc prescribed, so I need to have an alternate and dependable source.