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Gonadotropin preparations are drugs that mimic the physiological effects of gonadotropins, used therapeutically mainly as fertility medication for ovarian hyperstimulation and reversal of anovulation. For example, the so-called menotropins consist of LH and FSH extracted from human urine from menopausal women. There are also recombinant variants. ==FSH and LH preparations== hMG (human Menopausal Gonadotrophins), FSH and LH prepared from human urine collected from postmenopausal women. First extracted in 1953.〔Ghumman, Surveen, 2006. ''Step by Step Ovulation Induction''. Anshan Ltd, Kent, United Kingdom. ISBN 1-904798-96-9. Page 44.〕 Injected intra-muscularily (IM) or subcutaneously (SC). Generic :menotropins for injections, USP Brands : * Menopur, 5 mL vials containing 75 IU FSH and 75 IU LH. : * Repronex, vials containing either 75 IU FSH and 75 IU LH, or 150 IU FSH and 150 IU LH. The more common side effects of preparations containing FSH and LH are:〔(Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone (Intramuscular Route, Subcutaneous Route) ) Side effects. From Mayo Clinic. Last updated: Nov. 1, 2011〕 *Mild bloating *Pain, swelling, or irritation injection site *Rash at injection site or other part of body *Stomach pain or pelvic pain 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gonadotropin preparations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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