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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin or hCG is more commonly known as “the Pregnancy Hormone” – unless hCG is injected into the body or taken in a pill form, the only way hCG can be found in a woman’s body is when she is pregnant. HCG is produced by a growing placenta and can be detected by a urine test (simple home pregnancy test) or a blood test. HCG level testing is a blood test performed in early pregnancy. HCG levels peak around 8 weeks of gestation and beyond that time, are no longer valid for pregnancy monitoring.