HCG, the hormone at issue in the suspension of Dodgers left-fielder Manny Ramirez, is produced naturally in the bodies of pregnant women. It helps the unborn child develop. A synthetic form of human ...

What is HCG, which forced Jurickson Profar out for 80 games? Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone naturally produced in the placenta during pregnancy. It serves differently for both men and ...

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) injections can help boost fertility in both men and women. HCG injections trigger a woman to ovulate and prepare the egg for fertilization. HCG injections can ...

Manny Ramirez isn't the first baseball player linked to the drug hCG -- human chorionic gonadotropin. Former All-Star and Oakland A's bash brother Jose Canseco was detained by immigration officials at ...

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), the drug being linked to Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez, is a hormone used as a fertility medication that can retrigger natural testosterone production and mask ...

No trace of the medicine HCG was found in Manny Ramirez’s system at the time of his drug test, three sources with specific knowledge of the results have told The Times. It was a prescription for that ...

LOS ANGELES – The illegal substance for which Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez (notes)tested positive and was banned 50 games was prescribed to address erectile dysfunction, not “an agent ...

In order to determine the site of production of these steroids and a possible change in responsiveness of the testis and adrenal glands to ACTH and hCG during the 1st year of life, T, DHEA,A, 17 OHP ...

UNDATED HealthFirst reporter Leslie Toldo takes a closer look at the controversial science behind some anti-aging treatments. Nearly 80 million baby boomers have long fought off the aging process with ...