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follicle-stimulating hormone |
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follicle-stimulating hormoneHormone produced by the pituitary gland. It affects the ovaries in women, stimulating the production of an egg cell. Luteinizing hormone is needed to complete the process. In men, FSH stimulates the testes to produce sperm. It is used to treat some forms of infertility. |
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Gonal-f(R) is a highly consistent recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone (r-hFSH) Filled by Mass (FbM), prescribed to supplement or replace naturally occurring FSH, an essential hormone to treat infertility. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is responsible for follicular growth and differentiation of granulose cells that surround oocytes during the entire follicular development. Early menses is characterized by a hormonal profile of low levels of progesterone and estrogens and low levels of LH and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). |
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