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Chapter-43 Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Analogs

BOOK TITLE: Principles and Practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology

Author
1. Dighe Mamtha
ISBN
9789352705030
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18020_44
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. Xenith Advanced Fertility Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Chapter keywords
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone, GnRH, GnRH agonist, GnRH agonist administration, GnRH antagonist, triggering ovulation, hCG trigger, endometriosis, uterine fibroid, benign prostate hyperplasia

Abstract

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is produced and released from group of loosely connected neurons located in the medial basal hypothalamus. The GnRH pulse frequency varies throughout the menstrual cycle with pulses occurring less frequently in the luteal phase. Any change in the frequency or amplitude of the GnRH pulses causes disarray in the menstrual cycle. GnRH agonists were developed in order to put GnRH into clinical use. Substitution of glycine at number 10 at the C-terminus was the first major development leading to the increase in the potency of GnRH. Administration routes of GnRH agonists are intramuscular or subcutaneous depot injection, or daily intranasal or subcutaneous administration. The most commonly used GnRH agonist protocols during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation are defined in this chapter. A detailed discussion on GnRH antagonists and clinical uses of GnRH analogs has been also provided in this chapter.

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