Beware: HCG drops may or may not contain hCG. The product label must indicate the amount of hCG in International Units (IU). If not, it is a sham. Here is what you must know..
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HCG Drops Without hCG
Here is an infamous ‘hCG’ product, in its old form and its new, miraculously transformed form. It had been sold based on such wild claims about weight loss that the FDA sent the company a cease and desist letter to stop marketing it.
Ingredients
Here is the list of the ingredients. It never should have been even remotely claimed to have anything to do with hCG. It even says ‘Hormone-Free’ and ‘Natural HCG Alternatative’ on the front of the box. Of course, it contains no hCG, and there is no such thing as an alternative to hCG.
Proprietary Complex: L-Arginine, Acetyl-L-Carnitine, L-Ornithine, L-Lysine, Chaste Tree Berry, Dong Quai Root, Wild Yam Root, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Yerba Mate Extract, Black Cohosh Root.
Unfortunately, the product with the original label is still, as of today, available from other vendors, including Amazon.
Here is another one: HCG Platinum, which is the lead ‘hCG’ product at GNC stores. 
Here are the ingredients:
HCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotopin) 6x, 12x, 30x, 60x, L-Arginine 3x, 12x, 30x, Ayctel L-Carnitine 3x, 12x, 30x, L-Omithine 3x, 12x, 30x
Ignore for the moment that the label that I found online contains a glaring misspelling (Ayctel=Acetyl). Where is the hCG? There are no International Units. This is a homeopathic product, exactly the kind of product that is bringing the wrath of the FDA down on this industry. The numbers – 6x, 12x, 30x, 60x – refer to dilutions. A 6x dilution means a million-fold dilution; 12x means a trillion-fold dilution. Words don’t describe 30x or 60x dilutions. They are, respectively, dilutions of 1/1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (30 zeroes) and 1/1,(+60 zeroes). There is almost no chance that these dilutions contain even a single molecule of hCG.
Check Ingredients!
All you have to do is find the ingredients list and see what it says. Sometimes this is a little challenging, since they are often hidden or hard to find online.
HCG Drops With hCG
This is something that I’ve said a million times, and it still bears repeating. Any real hCG product, whether it be drops, pellets, nasal spray, or transdermal patches, MUST contain the real hormone for it to be a legitimate product.
HCG comes in many different kinds of packages. HCG for hCG drops should always be in powder form, to be mixed with the appropriate amount of liquid just prior to use.
A legitimate hCG product may just be labeled as hCG, with the total amount of hormone in IUs on the container. A typical number would be 12,000 IU. Or it may have the brand name of hCG. Many companies manufacture hCG. The most commonly available brand name is Pregnyl.
With hCG drops updates,
Dr. D
by Kacie
Unfortunately, I am taking homeopathic drops. I recently ordered the correct drops through your website. Do you recommend that I stop the drops immediately and start the fat loading phase all over again when I receive your drops? I am not 100% sure how to handle the transition.
by Dr. Dennis Clark
You can begin as if you hadn’t taken any drops at all: Day 1 on the real thing, starting with loading. Enjoy!
by mary L.
Do you sell the brand name Pregnal?
by Dr. Dennis Clark
Yes, our compounding pharmacy uses Pregnyl.
by Missy
What are your thoughts on “natural HCG alternative” that contains the following:
“SUPPLEMENT FACTS
Serving Size: 2 CapsulesServings Per Container: 60
Amount Per Serving %DV*
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
Glycopeptide Stimulating Complex 758mg **
L-Arginine (as alpha-ketoglutarate)
N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine
L-Ornithine (as alpha-ketoglutarate)
Green tea leaf extract (Camellia sinensis) (decaffeinated) 98% polyphenols 50% EGCG
Saffrolite TM saffron extract (Crocus sativus) (standardized for safranal)
Black cohosh [Cimicifuga racemosa (root) extract (std to 2.5% triperpenoids)]
Huperzine A 1% (Huperzia serrata)
by Dr. Dennis Clark
This product is useless for the hCG diet.
by richard vilog
Thanks for this information,I looked at some homeopathic hCG by Buckeye Natritionals,they do not have IUs listed on their bottle (2oz.)of droplets. Is this another scam?…………..
by Dr. Dennis Clark
Hi, Richard: If it says ‘hCG’ on the label, yet contains none…hmm. The word scam DOES come to mind. At the very least, you now know that it is ‘hormone free’.
All the best,
Dennis
by Laurna
Here’s a question for you…….. I’ve been using “Affordable Hcg Diet” for the past 11 days. I’ve lost 9 pounds. However, I’m wondering, after reading your article, if it is really HCG???
CONTAINS Purified water and collodial minerals.
Electromagnetically encoded with the unique frequency signature of HCG. Contains no homeopathic HCG as mandated by the FDA.
Your response is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for all of the information you have and still are providing us. I enjoy learning from your research.
by Dr. Dennis Clark
Hi, Laurna:
That product contains no hCG. Saying ‘electromagnetically encoded’ is just doubletalk without independent evidence that the energy signature can duplicate the hormone signaling effects of the hCG hormone itself. I’d bet that nobody has sought that evidence. If you use it and lose weight, it is very important to keep track of your body fat composition. Anyone can lose weight on a VLCD. Only hCG directs the specific loss of abnormal fat.
All the best,
Dennis
by Victoris
I have a bottle that says 6x, 12x, 30x, 60x.
Ingredients are Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, Purified water, 16% USP Alcohol.
Yay or Nay?
by Dr. Dennis Clark
Hi, Victoris: This is how the homeopathic dilutions look in ‘normal’ terms: 6x is 1 part in 1,000,000 (a million); 12x is 1 part in 1,000,000,000,000 (a trillion); 30x is 1 part in 1, [followed by 30 zeroes]; 60x is one part in 1, [followed by 60 zeroes]. I have no idea how much of each dilution is in your product. However, you get the idea. This product has very little chance of having an effective amount of hCG in it. I say ‘nay’ — however, plenty of people would disagree.
All the best,
Dennis
by Vicki Page
Hi, I am from Canada and have recently purchase one of the products you wre talking about with the ingredients you listed. Where, if in Canada can one get real HCG drops.
by Dr. Dennis Clark
Hi, Vicky: I have no answer to that question. I will be sending you an email with some information.
All the best,
Dennis
by Kathy Williams
To follow on to Victoria’s question…
She stated she had 6x, 12x, 30x, 60x. (mine also has 3x before the 6x…
Your response: I have no idea how much of each dilution is in your product.
I am trying to understand the word each in your answer. so in my case the dilution is 3x, then 6x, and so on?
If the ones I have are not real.. Where can I get the real ones?
by Dr. Dennis Clark
Hi, Kathy:
It would be simple if there was just one dilution. If 6X, then that tells you it is diluted by a million-fold. If a mixture of different dilutions is on the label, there is no way to know how much of each dilution is in the formula. Even if all the label stated was 6X, then you have a million-to-one dilution of hCG. Not much hormone, if any at all. If you are looking for real hCG, here is a good place to start:
http://besthcgweightloss.com/where-to-order-hcg/
All the best,
Dennis