Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is produced by the pituitary gland. In women, it helps control the menstrual cycle and the production of eggs by the ovaries. The amount of FSH varies throughout a woman's menstrual cycle and is highest just before she releases an egg (ovulates). In men, FSH helps control the production of sperm and the amount of FSH in men normally remains constant.

Follow the links below to find information about follicle stimulating hormone.

Reviewed January 2008

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Title:   Understanding your menstrual cycle
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   This factsheet aims to educate women about the different phases of the menstrual cycle so that they can gain a better understanding of how their bodies work and of menstruation generally.
Date:   Sep 2005
Title:   Human menopausal gonadotropin versus recombinant follicle stimulation hormone for ovarian stimulation in assisted reproductive cycles
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The gonadotrophins studied in this review, human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH), have both been used successfully for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (I...
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   Recombinant FSH versus urinary gonadotrophins or recombinant FSH for ovulation induction in subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Woman with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have menstrual problems caused by an absence of ovulation. Medical treatment is needed to help these women ovulate and hopefully to get pregnant. About 80 percent of women will ovulate on oral anti-oestrogen m...
Date:   Feb 2001
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