Recent news on Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

Isoflavones Beneficial in Menopause  -  25 May 2007
Natural Products Industry Insider,Isoflavone treatment did not change levels of circulating estradiol or follicle-stimulating hormone, and breast biopsy specimens showed isoflavones did not

The future of contraception  -  May 23, 2007
Daily - University of Washington,...functions as a contraceptive by suppressing the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) from the pituitary gland.

Modigene Announces Closing of Merger and $9.6 Million Private ...  -  May 15, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Organon also licenses the CTP technology from Washington University, and has attached the CTP to a Follicle- Stimulating Hormone (FSH)-a hormone with

New clinic puts women's eggs on layaway  -  May 17, 2007
Globe and Mail,Before having the eggs removed, clients must undergo 10 to 12 days of fertility treatments, injecting themselves with a follicle stimulating hormone.

IVF versus IVM  -  May 12, 2007
Globe and Mail,On Day 2 or 3 of her period, a woman must have two daily injections for a week to 10 days of a follicle-stimulating hormone to spur the production of eggs.

Egg freezing service billed as insurance  -  May 17, 2007
CBC Saskatchewan,It involves 10 to 12 days of fertility treatments including injections of follicle stimulating hormone to produce multiple eggs, which are then surgically

Addex appoints Head of IR and Communications  -  May 17, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...including allosteric modulators of glucagonlike peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor for diabetes and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor for fertility.

Meeting Highlights From The Committee For Medicinal Products For ...  -  Apr 27, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...intended for the stimulation of follicular development in women with severe luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) deficiency.

Lotus Blossom Consulting Teams Up With Ferring Pharmaceuticals To ...  -  May 7, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),BRAVELLE is a highly purified, human-derived follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH) for the treatment of infertility. BRAVELLE, in conjunction with hCG,

Lotus Blossom Consulting Teams Up With Ferring Pharmaceuticals To ...  -  May 7, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),About BRAVELLE BRAVELLE is a highly purified, human-derived follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH) for the treatment of infertility.

The Scent of a Man  -  Apr 24, 2007
Scientific AmericanFor example, if androstadienone affected estradiol and progesterone -- or even better -- luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone (pituitary

Nish Joshi's Q&A  -  Apr 21, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,These chemical messengers – progesterone, oestrogen, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone – can have

Women who grow hair on the chest suffer hormonal imbalance and ...  -  Apr 16, 2007
Daily Sun,And when you don’t have follicle stimulating hormone and lutenizing hormone, you don’t ovulate. And when you go to the hospital, they are bound to give you

Follistim(R) introduced in Japan in a further indication for the ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Studies have shown that Follistim, produced genetically from laboratory cell lines, offers a more pure form of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) than the

How the new fertility test works  -  Apr 12, 2007
Daily Mail,Levels of inhibin B and Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) both fall as ovaries age, while Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels rise.

Investors Cheer Schering-Plouch  -  Apr 22, 2007
WSBtv.com,...as the insomnia-fighting compound Esmirtazapine, the follicle-stimulating hormone for infertility called ORG36286, and the oral contraceptive NOMAC/E2.

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding May Be Best Evaluated by Menopausal Status  -  Apr 17, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels can help in diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Ferring Reports on ENDOMETRIN(R) Presentations at Pacific Coast ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The activity of ENDOMETRIN was also evaluated in harder-to-treat patients - women over age 35, or with elevated basal follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) or

Ferring Reports on ENDOMETRIN(R) Presentations at Pacific Coast ...  -  Apr 18, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...was also evaluated in harder-to-treat patients - women over age 35, or with elevated basal follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) or body mass index (BMI).

Schering-Plough buys Organon for $14.4b  -  Mar 28, 2007
IndUS Business Journal,Organon had reported sales of $3.4 billion in 2006, including leading products such as Follistim/Puregon, a follicle-stimulating hormone for infertility;

Synova Healthcare Sets Timeline for Re-Launch of Popular Today ...  -  Mar 28, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...and in-office diagnostic tests that detect levels of follicle stimulating hormone that become elevated with the onset of menopause; and Fem-V(TM),

Christiane Northrup Wake Up and Change  -  Mar 31, 2007
Healthy Wealthy n Wise,So the neuropeptides, FSH, follicle-stimulating hormone, and LH, luteinizing hormone, are jumping all over the place, and they’re reaching the same level

Follicular Phase Dynamics with Combined Aromatase Inhibitor and ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Robert F. Casper, MD, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Fran and Lawrence Bloomberg Department of

Tamoxifen 20 mg/day Effective for Managing Gynaecomastia and ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
DG NewsHowever, those for luteinising hormone showed an increase (control, 117%; tamoxifen all doses, 173-295%), as they did for follicle-stimulating hormone (less

Schering-Plough Pads Late-Stage Pipeline with $14B Acquisition of ...  -  Mar 12, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The pharmaceutical business, Organon, acheived sales of $3.4 billion in 2006 that included products such as a follicle-stimulating hormone for infertility,

Testing new waters  -  Mar 5, 2007
Financial Express,Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator for acute myocardial infarction and Follicle Stimulating Hormone for treating reproductive disorders.

Babies of the ice age  -  Mar 23, 2007
Toronto Star,First, a woman has to produce multiple eggs, a feat accomplished by daily injections of a follicle-stimulating hormone, which prompts ova to mature.

Schering-Plough to Acquire Organon BioSciences  -  Mar 12, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),2007), including leading products such as Follistim/Puregon, a follicle-stimulating hormone for infertility; Esmeron/Zemuron, a muscle relaxant;

Ultrasound scan reveals likely outcome of IVF  -  Mar 14, 2007
New Scientist (subscription),These tests involve giving women drugs that boost the production of follicle-stimulating hormone in their bodies. If a woman has functioning ovaries,

Give Your Body An MOT With Self-Checks!  -  Mar 15, 2007
Easier,...offers a reliable indication of whether the menopausal transition has been made by testing the level of FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) in the urine.

Schering-Plough buys Organon for $14.4 billion  -  Mar 12, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewOrganon, had sales of $3.4 billion in 2006, including leading products such as Follistim/Puregon, a follicle-stimulating hormone for infertility;

Schering-Plough to Acquire Organon BioSciences for $14.4 Billion  -  Mar 12, 2007
NJBIZ,The pharmaceutical business, Organon, had sales of $3.4 billion in 2006, including products such as Follistim/Puregon, a follicle-stimulating hormone for

Fertility Clinic : Female fertility: Between endometriosis and ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
Vanguard,If regular ovulation is not established with clomid, metformin, or clomid plus metformin; follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is the next step.

MediaSyndicate --- Free Press Release, PR, IR, News Post & Media ...  -  Mar 3, 2007
MediaSyndicate (press release)The Fertell Ovarian Reserve Test is an easy-to-use, one step urine test which measures follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), a measure of ovarian reserve.

Spearmint tea may help treat excess body hair  -  Feb 23, 2007
China Daily,Women's levels of luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, and estrogen rose, while their triglyceride levels dropped significantly.

Spearmint tea - natural treatment for hirsutism  -  Feb 21, 2007
News-Medical.net,...a significant decrease in the levels of testosterone in the blood and an increase in several female hormones including the follicle-stimulating hormone.

Fertell Launches Ovarian Reserve Test – Providing More Choice and ...  -  Feb 12, 2007
AddPR.com (press release),The Fertell Ovarian Reserve Test is an easy-to-use, one step urine test which measures follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), a measure of ovarian reserve.

Fate of Bone Marrow Stem Cells Transplanted into the Testis  -  Feb 23, 2007
Am J Pathology (subscription)In both the busulfan-treated and W/W v mice, some of the GFP-positive donor cells had a Sertoli cell appearance and expressed follicle-stimulating hormone

UW Research Lays Important Groundwork for Human Health Studies  -  Feb 13, 2007
University of Wyoming News,These are the receptors FSHR (follicle stimulating hormone receptor), LHR (luteinizing hormone receptor), and TSHR (thyroid stimulating hormone receptor).

Spearmint Tea May Help Women With Hirsutism  -  Feb 22, 2007
Bru Direct,...hormone not bound to other molecules) and an increase in several different "female" hormones, including follicle-stimulating hormone and estrogen.

Standard Infertility Treatment Best for Hormone Disorder  -  Feb 7, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),Clomiphene causes the body to release follicle-stimulating hormone, which stimulates the ovaries to release an egg. For the new study, the researchers

Spearmint tea may curb abnormal hair growth  -  Feb 20, 2007
The Advocate,...decrease in active testosterone in the blood and an increase of several female hormones, including the reproductive follicle-stimulating hormone.

Spearmint tea may help reduce hair growth in women  -  Feb 20, 2007
Food Consumer,...experienced a decrease in the free form of testosterone in the blood and an increase in several female hormones including follicle-stimulating hormone.

Treating the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome the Old-Fashioned Way  -  Feb 7, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),Clomiphene is an orally active, antiestrogenic substance that promotes the release of follicle-stimulating hormone from the pituitary gland, thus .

For Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Clomiphene Bests Metformin for ...  -  Feb 7, 2007
MedPage Today,The standard infertility drug clomiphene is an antiestrogenic agent that promotes the release of follicle-stimulating hormone, stimulating the development

Selling yourself short?  -  Feb 5, 2007
Spectator Eau Claire (subscription),The injections contain Fertinex, Follistim or Gonal-f, all of which are follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) recombinant drugs. The FSH injections stimulate

People magazine: Don't stop, get a shot  -  Jan 30, 2007
WorldNetDaily,She can expect her body to be barraged with estrogen, progesterone, leuprolide acetate, follicle stimulating hormone, human menopausal gonadotropins and

HEALTH | Help for hot flashes HEALTH | A shot of help for hot flashes  -  Jan 16, 2007
Kansas City Star,It works by suppressing the release of follicle-stimulating hormone from the pituitary gland, which may trigger the sweaty side effect.

Synova Healthcare Group, Inc. Acquires Allendale Pharmaceuticals ...  -  Jan 17, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),...and in-office diagnostic tests that detect levels of follicle stimulating hormone that become elevated with the onset of menopause; and Fem-V(TM),

(Middle) East meets Weston Israeli fertility specialists open ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
Connecticut Jewish Ledger,A patient had been turned down for IVF because of a high level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Within a month of taking Chinese herbs, she conceived

Steroids, The Truth  -  Jan 14, 2007
SportingNews.com...reduced secretion of the gonadotropins luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary, thus reducing testicle size.

AspenBio Pharma Files For FDA Approval Of StayBred(TM)  -  Jan 5, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In addition to StayBred, the drugs include equine luteinizing hormone EquiPure LH(TM) ("eLH"), equine follicle stimulating hormone EquiPure FSH(TM) ("eFSH")

The pituitary gland: Tiny control center  -  Dec 30, 2006
North County Times,Two other pituitary hormones, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, prepare the body for reproduction. They work in different ways in males

• Her Body: Your Menopause Questions, Answered  -  Jan 7, 2007
NewsweekSome physicians will test your level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). If it’s elevated, that could be an indication that your body is working extra

Fertell: The First Home Fertility Testing Kit for Couples Now ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Press World (press release),The Fertell female fertility test measures ovarian reserve by detecting Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels in day 3 urine. The Fertell Male Fertility

An alternative route to conception  -  Dec 26, 2006
Fort Worth Star Telegram,...levels of reproductive hormones such as follicle-stimulating hormone, estrogen and progesterone by increasing serotonin and melatonin production.

Fertell: The First Home Fertility Testing Kit for Couples Now ...  -  Dec 26, 2006
Emediawire (press release),The Fertell female fertility test measures ovarian reserve by detecting Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels in day three urine.

Advances in reproductive health  -  Dec 27, 2006
Thoroughbred Times,Rathgeber also uses acupuncture to raise levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in mares that do not cycle properly or produce a follicle each month.

An alternative route to conception  -  26 Dec 2006
Fort Worth Star Telegram,...levels of reproductive hormones such as follicle-stimulating hormone, estrogen and progesterone by increasing serotonin and melatonin production.

Fertell: The First Home Fertility Testing Kit for Couples Now ...  -  26 Dec 2006
Emediawire (press release),The Fertell female fertility test measures ovarian reserve by detecting Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels in day three urine.

Differences in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion between 45,X ...  -  Dec 5, 2006
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Patricia Y. Fechner, Marsha L. Davenport, Rebecca L. Qualy, Judith L. Ross, Daniel F. Gunther, Erica A. Eugster, Carol Huseman, Anthony J. Zagar,

Tall Women Likely to Have Twins  -  Dec 8, 2006
Pakistan Times,It increases the sensitivity of the ovaries to follicle stimulating hormone, thereby increasing ovulation. "Any circumstance that affects the amount of

Simvastatin May Help Ameliorate Polycystic Ovary Syndrome  -  Nov 27, 2006
Medscape (subscription)Statin use was associated with decreased luteinizing hormone level, but not with decreased follicle-stimulating hormone or prolactin levels.

Fertell: The First Home Fertility Testing Kit for Couples Now ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
Press World (press release),The Fertell female fertility test measures ovarian reserve by detecting Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) levels in day 3 urine. The Fertell Male Fertility

Docs eyeing kickbacks from clinical labs  -  Dec 7, 2006
Newindpress (subscription),Infertility hormone test which usually comprises FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone), LH (Leutinizing Hormone) and prolactin would cost around Rs 1500 out of

There's a bump on my ovary  -  Dec 3, 2006
Jamaica Observer,A simple hormone profile that determines the level of leutinising hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) will determine whether this is

Doctor’s Q&A: I’m still worried about the lump under my arm  -  Dec 3, 2006
The Herald,The others are leutenising hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), oestrogen, prolactin and thyroid hormone. LH, FSH, prolactin, oestrogen and

Advances in reproductive health  -  Dec 12, 2006
Thoroughbred Times,Rathgeber also uses acupuncture to raise levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in mares that do not cycle properly or produce a follicle each month.

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