follitropin alpha

follitropin alpha

A gonadotropin, a drug that promotes ovulation and is used to treat infertility resulting from absence of ovulation.
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The remaining 176 patients were treated with 300 IU follitropin alpha (Gonal-f; Merck, Switzerland) or follitropin beta (Puregon; NV Organon, Oss, Netherlands) subcutaneously on the second or third day of the cycle (group 2).