HCG is a large (~37 kDa) glycoprotein hormone, the second big glycoprotein in this collection alongside follistatin, naturally produced by the placenta. It is a genuine FDA-approved drug for specific indications.
HCG Prices
26 vendors · 7 with an issuer-verified COA · cost per IU from $0.01 · checked
Where to buy HCG: 26 vendors compared
| Vendor | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| $20.20 | Buy HCG from CertaPeptides | |
| $28.50 | Buy HCG from Elytra Labs | |
| $30.65 | Buy HCG from Vistara Labs | |
| $36.00 | Buy HCG from Forge Performance Co. | |
| $36.90 | Buy HCG from Volta Peptides | |
| $38.595000IU packageChecked today | Buy HCG from Pure Peptide | |
| COA on fileVanguard Laboratory · Tested May 27, 2025 | $39.99 | Buy HCG from Vital Core Research |
| 3-test panelVerified COAJanoshik · Tested May 5, 2026 | $40.125000IU packageChecked Oct 8 | Buy HCG from Kensington Labs |
| $40.18 | Buy HCG from Atlas Longevity | |
| 4-test panelVerified COABioViridian | $42.005000IU packageChecked Sep 2 | Buy HCG from NextGenPeps |
| $42.49 | Buy HCG from SomaChems | |
| $45.005000IU packageChecked today | Buy HCG from Pristine Aminos | |
| $47.50 | Buy HCG from Ascension Peptides | |
| $47.50 | Buy HCG from Iaso BioLabs | |
| $47.53 | Buy HCG from NuroLabs Research | |
| $53.99 | Buy HCG from Averix Labs | |
| 1-test panelVerified COAJanoshik · Tested Jul 15, 2026 | $53.99 | Buy HCG from ZestyRat Research |
| 7-test panelVerified COAMistral Diagnostics | $54.00 | Buy HCG from Peptide Express |
| 2-test panelVerified COAHorizon Analytical · Tested Aug 5, 2026 | $56.00 | Buy HCG from Veragen Labs |
| Verified COAJanoshik · Tested Jun 5, 2026 | $58.50 | Buy HCG from Great Northern Peptides |
| $65.005000IU packageChecked Sep 11 | Buy HCG from Alpha Carbon Labs | |
| $69.005000IU packageChecked today | Buy HCG from True Research Labs | |
| 2-test panelVerified COAJanoshik · Tested May 14, 2026 | $69.785000IU packageChecked today | Buy HCG from Ultima Life |
| $96.9910000IU packageChecked Oct 7 | Buy HCG from Peptides Lab UK | |
| $140.00 | Buy HCG from Pepvida Labs | |
| $144.00 | Buy HCG from Peptides Costa Rica |
Tracked every day
HCG listing prices, tracked daily
The five cheapest in-stock package prices for HCG on each collected day, and the vendors that most often held those places.
Five cheapest in-stock package prices per day
Listed package price before coupons, any vial size. This is not the coupon-adjusted lowest 10mg price used to rank the comparison.
- Cheapest$38.59
- 2nd cheapest$44.64
- 3rd cheapest$45.00
- 4th cheapest$49.99
- 5th cheapest$50.00
Vendors most often in the cheapest five
- CertaPeptides23 days$39.29last seen Oct 4, 2026-1.8%
- Pristine Aminos21 days$45.000.0%
- Kensington Labs16 days$40.12last seen Oct 8, 20260.0%
- Vital Core Research14 days$49.990.0%
- Vistara Labs6 days$34.06last seen Oct 3, 20260.0%
- Forge Performance Co.4 days$40.00last seen Sep 28, 20260.0%
- Iaso BioLabs4 days$50.000.0%
- Peptide Express3 days$60.00last seen Oct 7, 20260.0%
Top 8 of 13 vendors that reached the cheapest five
Current market data
HCG Price Report
A current summary of public listings after the price comparison above. Shipping and tax are not included.
The lowest current cost per IU for HCG is $0.01 from CertaPeptides. The median across vendors is $0.01.
- Lowest cost per IU
- $0.01CertaPeptides
- Median cost per IU
- $0.01One normalized offer per vendor
- Lowest package total
- $20.20CertaPeptides · package size may differ
- Public COA coverage
- 100%26 of 26 vendors
What the market shows
PeptidePrices found 30 in-stock listings from 26 vendors, checked through Oct 9, 2026. The lowest cost per IU is 0% below the vendor median of $0.01; 0 vendors (0%) fall below that median. 26 of 26 vendors (100%) publish public COA evidence.
A public COA link shows that a vendor publishes testing data. It does not prove that every listed vial has a matching current report. Match the product, strength, batch, and lot before relying on a report.
How this report is calculated
The headline and median use each vendor's lowest cost per IU from listings with a usable package quantity. The lowest package total is shown only as secondary context because package sizes differ. Known public coupon discounts are applied. Shipping, tax, and unverified promotions are excluded.
Research context
What is HCG? Research, safety, and status
Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a glycoprotein hormone of pregnancy that mimics luteinizing hormone (LH). Pharmaceutically it is either urinary-derived (e.g. Pregnyl, Novarel) or recombinant (Ovidrel), and it is FDA-approved for hypogonadism, infertility, and cryptorchidism. In TRT practice it is widely used to keep the testes functioning while exogenous testosterone suppresses the natural signal.
It is a regulated hormone drug; everything below is research/clinical context, not medical guidance.
Key research takeaways
It activates LH receptors: in men it stimulates testicular testosterone production (used to maintain testicular function and fertility during TRT and to treat hypogonadism/cryptorchidism); in women it triggers final oocyte maturation/ovulation.
It has real clinical-trial backing across fertility and cryptorchidism uses, unlike most research peptides, though many bodybuilding/TRT-adjunct uses are off-label.
HCG at a glance
PeptidePrices safety rating
8/10 · FDA-approved
Mechanism
Glycoprotein hormone; mimics LH; binds LH receptors on Leydig cells; stimulates testosterone production; maintains testicular size and fertility during TRT; stimulates ovulation in females.
Research areas
TRT adjunct (testicular atrophy, fertility preservation); PCT; hypogonadism; cryptorchidism; fertility (female ovulation induction); weight loss (hCG diet, controversial).
Regulatory / research status
Research / preclinical only
Half-life
~36 hours (initial); ~24 hours (terminal).
Storage
Lyophilized vial: store at -20°C long-term or 2-8°C short-term, protected from light.
Decades of use; OHSS risk in women; headache; very well-characterized Safety ratings summarize published clinical data, adverse-event reporting, and regulatory status. How PeptidePrices rates evidence. Research information only, not medical advice.
Study highlights
- hCG, a glycoprotein hormone with full LH-receptor agonism, has been FDA-approved since 1939 for cryptorchidism and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; it stimulates Leydig cell testosterone synthesis and seminiferous tubule spermatogenesis, serving as the pharmacological substitute for LH in men with secondary hypogonadal infertility.
- A randomized double-blind study showed that adding low-dose hCG (250-500 IU every other day) to testosterone replacement therapy limits the decline in intratesticular testosterone to only 7% (vs. 94% decline with TRT alone) and prevents the azoospermia that typically develops within 10 weeks of TRT, the principal clinical use case for hCG co-administration.
- In prepubertal cryptorchidism, hCG injections twice weekly for 5 weeks achieved complete testicular descent in 25% and partial descent in 32% of boys; AUA guidelines now recommend against routine hormonal therapy as a primary treatment given modest descent rates and potential germ cell toxicity.
- The hCG diet (Simeons protocol: hCG + 500 kcal/day) has been rigorously evaluated and found ineffective, FDA labeling mandates a disclaimer that hCG has not been demonstrated as an effective adjunct to caloric restriction.
Selected references
- Indications for the Use of Human Chorionic Gonadotropic Hormone for the Management of Infertility in Hypogonadal Men · Transl Androl Urol / PMC, 2018
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Treatment in Cryptorchidism · Andrologia, 1983
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Monotherapy for the Treatment of Hypogonadal Symptoms in Men with Total Testosterone >300 ng/dL · PMC, 2019
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