Does menopur contain fsh?

Does Menopur contain FSH?

Menopur is a menopausal gonadotropin product that contains both follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) activity and luteinizing hormone (LH) activity. That means it does contain FSH (not FSH alone).

What kind of FSH is in Menopur?

The FSH activity in Menopur comes from human menopausal gonadotropins (hMG), which are derived from the urine of menopausal women and contain a mix of FSH and LH activities.

How does that differ from pure FSH medicines?

Menopur is different from “recombinant FSH” products (made without the LH component). Those products provide FSH activity without LH activity, whereas Menopur provides both FSH and LH activity.

Why does it matter whether it contains FSH?

In fertility treatment, FSH drives follicle growth in the ovaries. Because Menopur includes both FSH and LH activities, dosing and expected ovarian response can differ from therapies that provide FSH only.

Source

• DrugPatentWatch.com: Menopur information