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Follitropin Beta (Systemic)

Brand Names : Follistim

Description and Brand Names | Before Using | Proper Use | Precautions | Side Effects

Category
  • Gonadotropin
  • infertility therapy agent
Description

Follitropin beta (fol-li-TROE-pin BAY-ta) is a hormone identical to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) produced by the pituitary gland. FSH helps to develop eggs in the ovaries.

Follitropin beta is used as a fertility medicine to develop eggs in women who have not been able to become pregnant because of problems in ovulation. Also, many women wanting to become pregnant will use this medicine while enrolled in a fertility program that uses procedures such as fertilization (IVF) or embryo transfer (ET). Follitropin beta may be used with other medicines for these purposes.

Some patients may be treated with another hormone called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) before starting treatment with follitropin beta. GnRHa reduces the amount of FSH released from the pituitary gland. This is done so that the doctor can replace their FSH by using follitropin beta in the proper amounts each day to achieve fertility.

Follitropin beta is available only with your doctor's prescription, in the following dosage form(s):

    Parenteral
  • For injection (U.S.)

Brand Names

Some commonly used brand names are:

In the U.S. -

  • Follistim

   

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Follitropin Beta: Before Using



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