They consisted of 22 males and 8 females, with ages ranging from 35 to 60 years old. The study lasted seven weeks. After that period they were prescribed a maintenance diet, and hCG was discontinued. All of them slowly resumed their habits 2-3 months after discontinuing the treatment. Since these incidental findings merit further investigations, we have outlined a research protocol on the subject, where we will intend to disclose the real significance of this clinical report.
Alcoholism is a serious social and health problem with no pharmacologic solutions on sight.
Since oral administration of hCG proved no side effects, it might be tempting to carry out a serious controlled study on the topic, including a long term follow-up of treated patients, to ascertain whether a prolonged administration of hCG might be of use in these patients.