millionairemom803: " Human chorionic gonadotropin  or  human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is a  glycoprotein   hormone  produced in  pregnancy  that is made by the developing  embryo  after  conception  and later by the  syncytiotrophoblast  (part of the  placenta ). [ 1 ]  Its role is to prevent the disintegration of the  corpus luteum  of