Menopur®

Menopur is a highly purified preparation of naturally derived gonadotropins, called hMG. Menopur contains equal amounts of two kinds of hormonal activity: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which helps stimulate egg production, and luteinizing hormone (LH), which helps the eggs mature and release. Menopur helps stimulate eggs to mature in women whose ovaries are basically healthy but are unable to develop eggs. It is not used for women who suffer from ovarian failure.

Menopur is usually used together with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), and is indicated for the development of multiple follicles and pregnancy in women participating in an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) program. Menopur can also be used to stimulate the production of sperm in men who have functioning testes but in whom hormonal stimulation is deficient.