gonadotropin
noun
go·nad·o·tro·pin
gō-ˌna-də-ˈtrō-pən 
variants
or less commonly gonadotrophin
: a gonadotropic hormone (such as follicle-stimulating hormone)
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Inducing ovulation with medications like Clomid (clomiphene) and gonadotropins is typically about 70% effective.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2024
The authors confirmed the pregnancies with ultrasound and also detected the hormones progesterone and chorionic gonadotropin, which arise during pregnancy.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
Urine samples from 66 female chimpanzees from different stages in their reproductive lives also showed that the transition to this post-reproductive state was marked by changes in hormones like gonadotropins, estrogens, and progestins.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
Many things can cause temporary changes in menstrual cycle length, basically anything that can affect your levels of hormones like estrogen, progesterone, gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH).
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
And since sperm production is dependent on very high testosterone levels in the testes (much higher than the testosterone levels in the blood), shutting the gonadotropins lowers sperm production.
—Julia Belluz, Vox, 4 May 2018
Moonlight likely increases production of the hormone gonadotropin in these fish, which promotes gamete maturation.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 21 June 2017
Severe morning sickness is thought to be caused by high levels of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is made by the placenta and produced mainly during the first trimester.
—Rachael Rettner, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2013
In the 1960s, scientists developed chemical tests that searched directly for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)—the tell-tale hormone that the frogs were reacting to.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2024
The authors confirmed the pregnancies with ultrasound and also detected the hormones progesterone and chorionic gonadotropin, which arise during pregnancy.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
Urine samples from 66 female chimpanzees from different stages in their reproductive lives also showed that the transition to this post-reproductive state was marked by changes in hormones like gonadotropins, estrogens, and progestins.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
Many things can cause temporary changes in menstrual cycle length, basically anything that can affect your levels of hormones like estrogen, progesterone, gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH).
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
And since sperm production is dependent on very high testosterone levels in the testes (much higher than the testosterone levels in the blood), shutting the gonadotropins lowers sperm production.
—Julia Belluz, Vox, 4 May 2018
Moonlight likely increases production of the hormone gonadotropin in these fish, which promotes gamete maturation.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 21 June 2017
Severe morning sickness is thought to be caused by high levels of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is made by the placenta and produced mainly during the first trimester.
—Rachael Rettner, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2013
In the 1960s, scientists developed chemical tests that searched directly for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)—the tell-tale hormone that the frogs were reacting to.
—Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
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gonadotropin
noun
go·nad·o·tro·pin
gō-ˌnad-ə-ˈtrō-pən
variants
also gonadotrophin
: a hormone that acts on or stimulates the gonads
Medical Definition
gonadotropin
noun
go·nad·o·tro·pin
-ˈtrō-pən
variants
also gonadotrophin
: a gonadotropic hormone (as follicle-stimulating hormone) see human chorionic gonadotropin
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