A brand name of Human Menopausal Gonadotropin. Medication used to replace the pituitary hormones, LH and FSH.
the luteinizing and follicle stimulating hormones recovered from the urine of postmenopausal women that is used to induce multiple ovulation in various fertility treatments
a fertility drug used to induce ovulation.
This is a drug used to stimulate ovulation. It contains equal amounts of FSH and LH. It is administered by injection and is used to stimulate the development of the follicle and the egg in the ovary in women undergoing ovulation induction. This preparation is also used in men with infertility due to primary or secondary problems of sperm production to stimulate sperm production.
The luteinizing and follicle stimulating hormones recovered from the urine of postmenopausal women that is used for ovulation induction and hyperstimulation.
Human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG), a drug containing both FSH and LH. Pergonal acts directly on the ovaries to stimulate the development of follicles.
A drug that matures eggs in the ovaries and prepares the follicles for ovulation.
See Human Menopausal Gonadotropins
Pergonal® is an infertility medicine used to stimulate ovarian follicles in infertility treatments, i.e. IVF. It is a preparation of gonadotropins containing follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone and extracted from the urine of postmenopausal women.