2004
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmh044
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Historical perspectives in gonadotrophin therapy

Abstract: The 20th century witnessed the steady development of knowledge about the reproductive process in animals and humans. These advances led to the identification of higher centres governing the dynamics of ovarian function and to the discovery of gonadotrophic hormones. As the mechanisms of action of these hormones became increasingly understood, they began to be used in the management of infertility during the early 1930s. Hormone extracts were originally prepared from animal pituitaries and pregnant mare serum, … Show more

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“…Os referenciais de pré-puberdade nos ratos foi regido por aqueles relatados na literatura internacional, que citam idade entre 21-30 dias de vida e peso corporal entre 40-70g (STEELMAN e POHLEY, 1953;LUNENFELD, 2004;ALAVAREZ et al, 2016).…”
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“…Os referenciais de pré-puberdade nos ratos foi regido por aqueles relatados na literatura internacional, que citam idade entre 21-30 dias de vida e peso corporal entre 40-70g (STEELMAN e POHLEY, 1953;LUNENFELD, 2004;ALAVAREZ et al, 2016).…”
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“…Um dos problemas relatados no uso do eCG, pelas características das proteínas presentes e farmacodinâmica do produto hormonal, é manter concentração plasmática por até 3 dias (LUNENFELD, 2004;ALVAREZ et al, 2016). Com as 3 aplicações consecutivas, conforme protocolo internacional, é possível ter ocorrido efeito somatório nos grupos de dose mais elevada.…”
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“…One of the early urinary hMG products was Pergonal 75. One ampule of Pergonal 75 contained 75 international units (IU) of FSH and 75 IU of LH, which became an industry standard for ampules (18). These urinary hMG preparations contained both FSH and LH, as well as some hCG, and therefore patients were stimulated with both gonadotropins.…”
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confidence: 99%