What is the difference between Gonal-F, Follistim, Pergonal, and Repronex?
Gonal-F and Follistim are follitropins, preparations of highly purified follicle stimulating hormone, or FSH. Both Gonal-F and Follistim are human FSH preparations of recombinant DNA origin. They stimulate ovarian follicular growth. FSH is required for normal follicular growth, meiosis, and gonadal steroid production. Pergonal and Repronex are purified preparations of gonadotropins extracted from the urine of post-menopausal women.
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