The therapeutic uses of hCG, which may be ascertained through a better understanding of
the importance of LH and hCG signaling in nongonadal tissues, are potentially enormous.
For example, the reproductive tract actions of LH/hCG could be useful in improving
pregnancy rates in assisted reproductive technologies and in preventing threatened and
habitual abortions and preterm labor and delivery (5). Treatment with hCG could be useful in
reducing breast cancer risk in women who delay their first pregnancy and also in women …