Editing Human chorionic gonadotropin (section)

==Production==
Naturally, it is produced in the human placenta by the [[syncytiotrophoblast]].<ref name="pmid19171054"/>

Like any other [[gonadotropins]], it can be extracted from the urine of pregnant women or produced from cultures of genetically modified cells using [[recombinant DNA]] technology.

In [[Pubergen]], Pregnyl, Follutein, Profasi, [[Choragon]] and [[Novarel]], it is extracted from the urine of pregnant women. In [[Ovidrel]], it is produced with [[recombinant DNA]] technology.<ref name="pmid19007609">{{cite journal | title = Gonadotropin preparations: past, present, and future perspectives | journal = Fertility and Sterility | volume = 90 | issue = 5 Suppl | pages = S13–S20 | date = November 2008 | pmid = 19007609 | doi = 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.031 | vauthors = ((Practice Committee Of American Society For Reproductive Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama)) | doi-access = free }}</ref>