All over the counter HCG products were announced as illegal and fraudulent by the FDA on January 24, 2011.
Testing concluded that all over the counter oral and injection products on the market have little to no real HCG in them but most a similar synthetic hormone.
Anyone that lost weight especially with the drops did it because they ate fewer calories than they burned. The HCG acted as the placebo to help them lose the weight.
The only approved use for HCG is to increase fertility in both men and women.
Next year will mark 60 years since this fraudulent science was started.

I was at the pharmacy yesterday. I looked at the HCG drops and it says right on the box, "Does not contain any hormone but contains an amino acid similar to HCG"
I can't believe that under current law they can still call it HCG Drops. Amazing!
Buy a pregnancy test and see if you got any HCG at all.

The positive reviews you read are written by profiteers and converts.
Staunch supporters of the diet treat it almost like a religion. "If you will just believe…"
The mental process occurring here is called "cognitive relativism" where HCG users assert their paradigm beliefs to the point where they deny facts, lack of evidence, legality, and true expert opinion.
The doctors exploiting this benign hormone can't even agree on how it works. Some say it releases stored fat calories into the system. Others say it acts as an appetite suppressant.
Neither explanation justifies the weight loss in the individuals taking the oral drops with NO HCG in them that still lost weight.
By the way, insurance does not cover this since it is not FDA approved. What doctor wouldn't want to get an "all cash" practice going?

Check out these clips before going further. Just aired a few weeks ago.

Please watch the clips before you decide.

I'm 27 years old and the hcg diet from prohcgdiet.com worked amazing for me! I didn't necessarily need to lose much weight, but this diet was definitely a lifestyle change for me. Following the diet was definitely the most challenging part, but if you tough it out the results really are life-changing. I lost 21 pounds and 34 inches total in 6 weeks and am on my fourth week of the 6 weeks of maintining my weight. My mom and younger sister, who is 19, also did this diet and for all three of us the results were amazing! After doing this diet, you are much more aware of the things you ate before and all of the bad things that are in the food that most people consider healthy. I would strongly encourage anyone to do this diet; it will change your weight as well as your lifestyle

That's why it is better not to do that stuff. Just diet and exercise.