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urofollitropin
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urofollitropin /uro·fol·li·tro·pin/ (-fol´ĭ-tro″pin) a preparation of gonadotropins from the urine of postmenopausal women, containing follicle-stimulating hormone and used in conjunction with human chorionic gonadotropin to induce ovulation.
u·ro·fol·li·tro·pin (yr-fl-trpn)
n.
A preparation of gonadotropin extracted from the urine of postmenopausal women used with human chorionic gonadotropin to induce ovulation.

urofollitropin
[u′rofol′itro′pin]
a preparation of gonadotropins from the urine of postmenopausal women. It contains follicle-stimulating hormone and is used in conjunction with human chorionic gonadotropin to induce ovulation in the treatment of female infertility and to stimulate multiple oocyte development in ovulatory patients using assisted reproductive technologies. Administered by subcutaneous injection.

urofollitropin [u″ro-fol´ĭ-tro″pin]
a preparation of gonadotropins from the urine of postmenopausal women; it contains follicle-stimulating hormone and is used in conjunction with human chorionic gonadotropin to induce ovulation in the treatment of female infertility and to stimulate multiple oocyte development in ovulatory patients utilizing assisted reproductive technologies. Administered by subcutaneous injection.


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