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What hormone is used in the fertility treatment of women?
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Fertility meds: Medications used for fertility are: Clomid (clomiphene) (non-steroidal antiestrogen), HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), and gonadotropins (hmg containing fsh/lh)and (fsh alone).
Answered 6/24/2014
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FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone. It is normally released from the pituitary and makes the follicles in the ovaries grow. The follicles produce estrogen and eggs.
Answered 3/10/2015
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