絨毛膜促性腺激素 (HCG)
別名: Chorulon, Chorionad, P.G. 600, Profasi, Choron 10, Gonic, Novarel, Pregnyl
藥物類別: Reproductive Hormone / Gonadotropin
本藥物僅能透過注射給藥。注射部位可能會出現疼痛。請密切觀察寵物是否有過敏反應（如呼吸急促、面部腫脹）。重複多次使用可能會因產生抗體而降低療效。
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
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用途
- HCG Challenge test (Male cats or females with suspected sexual differentiation disorder)
- HCG Challenge test (Queens to diagnose functional ovarian tissue)
- Infertility, reduced libido, testis descent in male cats
- Infertility in queens due to confirmed ovulation failure
- To induce ovulation in anestrus queens
- After artificial insemination
- Estrus management
- Treatment of ovarian cysts
- Cryptorchidism (Foals)
- To induce ovulation in early estrus (dominant follicle >35 mm)
- Treatment of persistent follicles during the early transition period
- To hasten ovulation and reduce variability of estrus after prostaglandin synchronization
- To reduce feather plucking (especially in female birds)
- Cystic ovaries (Guinea pigs)
- Cryptorchidism
- HCG Challenge test (Male dogs or females with suspected sexual differentiation disorder)
- HCG Challenge test (Female dogs to diagnose functional ovarian tissue)
- To produce luteinization of a persistent follicular cyst
- Infertile bitches cycling normally with low progesterone due to lack of corpus luteum formation
- Male infertility secondary to low testosterone, LH and FSH
給藥方式
IMIVSCIntrafollicular
可能的副作用
- Hypersensitivity reactions / Anaphylaxis
- Pain at the injection site
- Antibody production leading to diminished efficacy (with repeated use)
- Abortion in mares if given prior to the 35th day of pregnancy
- Gynecomastia, headache, depression, irritability, and edema (reported in humans)
注意事項與禁忌
- Androgen-dependent neoplasias (e.g., prostatic carcinoma)
- Precocious puberty
- Known hypersensitivity to HCG
- Pregnancy (FDA Category X in humans, unless specifically indicated for reproductive management)
- > **Warning:** Antibody production to this hormone has been reported after repetitive use, resulting in diminished effect. * **Pregnancy:** FDA Category X in humans (risk of use clearly outweighs any possible benefit). May cause abortion in mares prior to the 35th day of pregnancy due to increased estrogen levels. * **Administration:** Must be given parenterally; it is destroyed in the GI tract if given orally.
常見問題
絨毛膜促性腺激素 (HCG)用於寵物有甚麼用途？
本藥物僅能透過注射給藥。注射部位可能會出現疼痛。請密切觀察寵物是否有過敏反應（如呼吸急促、面部腫脹）。重複多次使用可能會因產生抗體而降低療效。
絨毛膜促性腺激素 (HCG)對我的寵物安全嗎？
劑量必須由獸醫按你寵物的個別情況決定。切勿在沒有獸醫指導下給予人類藥物或其他寵物的處方藥。
本文僅供一般健康教育，不能取代專業獸醫意見。如寵物身體不適，請諮詢獸醫。