Chemicals and Drugs

Menotropins

Extracts of urine from menopausal women that contain high concentrations of pituitary gonadotropins, FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE and LUTEINIZING HORMONE. Menotropins are used to treat infertility. The FSH:LH ratio and degree of purity vary in different preparations.

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Extracts of urine from menopausal women that contain high concentrations of pituitary gonadotropins, FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE and LUTEINIZING HORMONE. Menotropins are used to treat infertility. The FSH:LH ratio and degree of purity vary in different preparations.

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27 entry terms
  • Gonadotropins, Human Menopausal
  • Human Menopausal Gonadotropin
  • Menotrophin
  • Gonadotropin, Human Menopausal
  • Human Menopausal Gonadotropins
  • Menopausal Gonadotropin, Human
  • CP-89044
  • CP-90033
  • HMG Ferring
  • HMG Lepori
  • HMG Massone
  • Humegon
  • Menogon
  • Menopur
  • Normegon
  • ORG-31338
  • Pergonal
  • Pergonal-500
  • CP 89044
  • CP 90033
  • CP89044
  • CP90033
  • Lepori, HMG
  • ORG 31338
  • ORG31338
  • Pergonal 500
  • Pergonal500

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  • Gonadotropins, Pituitary (1966-1972)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Menotropins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008596. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008596
  2. Menotropins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menotropin
  3. Menotropins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416821