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By esmeraldadias | Apr 14, 2007

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hcg

what is hcg?

Tags: Weight, Weight Loss, chorionic, gonadotropin, hormone, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

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bitten

Apr 14, 2007

To: esmaraldadias

It is an acronym for HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN. It is a human pregancy hormone. It's used in very small amounts to access unnecessary fat stores in overweight/obese people.

It has been around since the 1950's and is totally safe.

Hope that helps,

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