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Fertility Glossary

Gonadotrophin

Hormones such as FSH and LH that act on the ovaries or testes.

Medicines

Gonadotrophins are the hormones that stimulate the gonads. Injectable gonadotrophin medicines containing FSH, sometimes with LH activity, are the mainstay of IVF stimulation and of some ovulation induction cycles. Doses are individualised and adjusted according to monitoring.

Also known as: gonadotropin, gonadotrophins, injectable FSH

Sources

  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ranzcog.edu.au)

Last reviewed: 10 September 2026. Written by the Antega Editorial Team. General information only โ€” always follow the advice of your own clinic, doctor or pharmacist.

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