<p><strong>Pregnancy</strong>&nbsp;Category X. Intrauterine&nbsp;death and impaired&nbsp;parturition&nbsp;were observed in pregnant rats given a dose of urinary-hCG (500 IU) equivalent to three times the maximum human dose of 10,000, based on body surface area.<br />
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<strong>Nursing Mothers</strong>: It is not known whether this drug is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised if hCG is administered to a nursing woman.</p>