What are GnRH agonists?

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6 posts on this thread and the last post was on February 5th, 2011 2:43 PM by landy

Kenji - October 31st, 2010 5:05 PM

What are GnRH agonists?

Fred_Flintstone - November 1st, 2010 2:07 AM

These are hormones that interrupt normal ovarian and testicular functions.

So if you have abnormal levels, this could mean that your testicular or ovarian fuctions are impaired.

SuperMom - November 1st, 2010 4:01 AM

they should be called GnRH AnTAgonists... :D

ronnieD - February 1st, 2011 3:52 PM

from Wikipedia,

A gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist, GnRH–A) is a synthetic peptide modeled after the hypothalamic neurohormone GnRH that interacts with the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor to elicit its biologic response, the release of the pituitary hormones FSH and LH.
GnRH agonists are pregnancy category X drugs.

js_B3th - February 5th, 2011 2:00 PM

GnRH Agonists are hormone-based fertility supplements which boost fertility either as a treatment for endometriosis, or in combination with ovulation-inducing drugs and assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF.

E.lga - February 5th, 2011 2:32 PM

GnRH agonists are drugs that act like gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH).

landy - February 5th, 2011 2:43 PM

hi SuperMom,

GnRH agonists have a similar effect to GnRH antagonists; however these are two different types of medical fertility supplements which work in slightly different ways.