Outcome Statistics

This page presents our outcomes in graphic form.  Please refer to the Case Studies page for information regarding the treatment response and course of our first 25 patients.

Group Results - First 450 Female and First 180 Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy 
                  

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                   

                                         One Hundred Fifty Female Patients have completed Two Courses of Modified hCG Therapy
                                       Total loss refers to the sum of weight loss in the two cycles combined and net loss refers to baseline minus final weight.
                                          Some patients were less adherent to the protocol during round two and many utilized the 26 day protocol - their results are included. their                                                                                                                                                             

                                            
                                            Thirty Six Female Patients have completed Three Courses of Modified hCG Therapy
                                     Total loss refers to the sum of weight loss in the two cycles combined and net loss refers to baseline minus final weight.
                                      Some patients were less adherent to the protocol during round two and/or utilized the 26 day protocol - their results are included. the

                                                 Fifty Three Male Patients completed Two Courses of Modified hCG Therapy
                                            Total loss refers to the sum of weight loss in the two cycles combined and net loss refers to baseline minus final weight.
                                   Some patients were less adherent to the protocol during round two and/or utilized the 26 day protocol - their results are included. t
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                                                    Seven Male Patients have completed Three Courses of Modified hCG Therapy
                                     Total loss refers to the sum of weight loss in the two cycles combined and net loss refers to baseline minus final weight.
                                      Some patients were less adherent to the protocol during round two and/or utilized the 26 day protocol - their results are included. the

Weight Loss by Female and Male Treatment Groups (30 Female and 10 Male Patients per Group)                                                                                                                                                      

Thirty Five Women completed a 23 Day Course of Modified hCG Therapy
   In some patients this was a round two or a round three following an initial 43 day program.   

Fifteen Men have completed a 23 Day Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy    

First Ten Female Patients who have completed an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy       
                           

First Ten Male Patients who have completed an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Second Ten Male Patients who have completed an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy    

                  
            Second Ten Female Patients who have completed an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy                                         

    
      Third Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy 

 
Third Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy                              

Fourth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy      

Fourth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Fifth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Fifth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Sixth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Sixth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy
       

Seventh and Eighth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Ninth and Tenth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Seventh Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Eighth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Ninth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Tenth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Eleventh and Twelfth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Eleventh Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Twelfth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Thirteenth and Fourteenth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Thirteenth and Fourteenth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Fifteenth and Sixteenth Group of Ten Male Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Seventeenth and Eighteenth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Nineteenth and Twentieth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Twenty First and Twenty Second Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Twenty Third and Twenty Fourth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Twenty Fifth and Twenty Sixth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Twenty Seventh and Twenty Eighth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Twenty Ninth and Thirtieth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Thirty First and Thirty Second Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Thirty Third and Thirty Fourth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Thirty Fifth and Thirty Sixth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Thirty Seventh and Thirty Eighth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Thirty Ninth and Fortieth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Forty First and Forty Second Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Forty Third and Forty Fourth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Forty Fifth and Forty Sixth Group of Ten Female Patients to complete an Initial Course of Modified hCG Therapy

Patients with Limited Adherence to the Diet   

      Most of our patients followed the diet to the letter - and then were rewarded with a significant weight loss.  Others followed the diet most of the time, breaking away occasionally in relation to hunger or social obligations (we are all human); their statistics are included in the overall results.  Excluded from the main statistics and presented below are patients who did not follow the program most of the time.  As you can see, when you do not follow Dr. Simeons' guidelines you do not obtain a significant reduction in weight. 

Early Discontinuation
A small number of patients (»10% of those who start) stopped early or dropped out of the program for the reasons given below.

      Our quit rate for round one is 12% for women and 7% for men.  Patients who dropped out or stopped early did so primarily due to loss of motivation and/or hunger.  We did not feel that the hCG program was the cause of M1dc's prostatitis, M3dc's disc disease flare up, M8dc's diverticular disease, or M2dc's upper respiratory tract infection.  However, 10 days later M2dc experienced gall bladder inflammation, leading to cholycystectomy (surgical removal of the gall bladder).  W98 also required cholycystectomy towards the end of her 40 day program.  A third patients required cholycystectomy eight weeks after completion the program.  Rapid weight reduction by any means can lead to inflammation within the gall bladder (probably only in individuals with pre-existent gall bladder disease but we cannot say this with certainty).  Thus our gall bladder event rate is 3 cases amongst 560 patients undergoing 833 rounds of hCG therapy (0.5% of patients treated).  Two patients experienced a transient flare up of gout.  These side-effects of hCG-assisted weight reduction are not unexpected and are discussed by Dr. Simeons in his book.  A handful of patients experienced upper respiratory infections and stopped early; we feel this was the seasonal flu and not a direct complication of their weight loss program.  Several patients who were doing well became diagnosed with an unrelated problem and had to drop out early to begin treatment.  Two women dropped out early as they found they were pregnant (while risk to the baby is not expected with hCG, we advise against conceiving while on our program - one women was felt to be infertile but fertility returned with weight loss).  A small number of patients developed urinary tract infection or pneumonia while on the program.  These infections are likely incidental to weight loss, and not caused by weight loss.  However, if significant infection occurs, we counsel you to stop hCG and immediately increase caloric intake to a Phase 3 level, emphasizing protein over carbohydrate, as 500 calories a day is not sufficient when your physiology is marshaling its resources to defend you against bacterial invasion.  The program can be restarted (including the gorge days) after you have recovered.   

                                                                                                               Current Status (as of 3/26/11)

      Please Note -  It is the position of the FDA and FTC that HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity.  There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes more attractive or “normal” distribution of fat, or that it decrease the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.