Yes. Both do. They stimulate the P450scc enzyme, whihc ocnverts CHOL to pregnenolone. This increases the "building blocks" for hormone production.
So if low progesterione serum comes back then HCG would defiintely help to increase this. This would probably explain why I felt like a million bucks on it. A person will low pregnenolone level will also then probably have possible low estrogen levels as well? I have been low copper/ ceruoplasm serum for over 2 years, but finally the dr i am will now was the only one concerned with this and others could have cared less.
We are going to begining ruling our if it is excess or deficeincy, biounavailable
causes of copper imbalances
Severe adrenal fatigue - copper being stored instead of released from liver.
malabsorption - leaky gut, mineral competion (zn, fe, S, ect)
excessive histaminess -via bacterial infection in intestinal tract which was never address from the start
estrogen excess/defieincy - estrogen increases copper uptake
excessive sulfur - MSM supplements, eggs, beans, ect (used for detoxifcation program) binds with copper intestial tract.