Menotropins (definition)

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Definition: 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.

Pharmacological Action Fertility Agents, Female
See Also Receptors, Gonadotropin
Examples Urofollitropin

Other names Gonadotropins, Human Menopausal; Humegon; Pergonal500; Pergonal 500; ORG31338; ORG 31338; Menotropins Serono Brand; Menotropins Organon Brand; Menotropins Lepori Brand; Menotropins Fustery Brand; Menotropins Ferring Brand; Lepori, HMG; Human Menopausal Gonadotropins; CP90033; CP89044; CP 90033; CP-89044; CP 89044; Serono Brand of Menotropins; Pergonal-500

Drugs* : HUMEGON; PERGONAL; MENOPUR; MENOTROPINS

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source	Drugs*
hMG-IBSA	0	*Menotropins.	Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2007;5() (dup#14):45
menogonadyl	53025-59-5 Menogonadyl	Menotropins.	Acta Pol Pharm 31(1):81;1974

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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