Therapeutic medications of gonadotropins Flashcards
1
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Menotropin
A
Extracted from urine of postmenopausal women, because decreased estrogen, increased FSH & LH in urine
Mixture of FSH and LH
2
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Urofollitropin
A
FSH purified from urine of post-menopausal women
LH is removed during purification
3
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Follitropin & Lutropin
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recombinant forms of FSH and LH
4
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hCG
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extracted and purified from the urine of pregnant women
5
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Choriogonadotropin Alpha
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recombinant form of hCG