Understanding Gonadotropins: Uses and Risks

Gonadotropins are hormones that stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs. They are often used in fertility treatments to induce ovulation in women who have difficulty ovulating on their own.

Gonadotropin FAQ

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What are gonadotropins?

Gonadotropins are glycoprotein hormones secreted by gonadotropic cells of the anterior pituitary of vertebrates.

What happens if you have too much gonadotrophin releasing hormone?

In women, at the end of a menstrual cycle, the circulating level of progesterone drops and the production of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone increases gradually again. What happens if I have too much gonadotrophin-releasing hormone? It is not known what the effects are of having too much gonadotrophin-releasing hormone.

What is a gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)?

Everyone makes gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). When you’re an adolescent starting puberty, increasing levels of this hormone stimulate the production of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). FSH and LH are gonadotropins (goh-NA-doh-TROH-pinz). Gonadotropins are essential to your reproductive health.

What is a chorionic gonadotropin?

This family includes the mammalian hormones follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), the placental / chorionic gonadotropins, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG), as well as at least two forms of fish gonadotropins.

Where is gonadotropin releasing hormone released?

Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone is released from the hypothalamus in the brain. It controls the production of luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone from the pituitary gland. GnRH; gonadotropin-releasing hormone; luliberin; luteinising-hormone-releasing hormone; LHRH; luteinizing-hormone-releasing hormone

Which hormones fall under the term gonadotropins?

There are several hormones that fall under the term gonadotropins. Each of them is described below. Follicle-stimulating hormone is named for the function it exerts in women by stimulating the growth of ovarian follicles.

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