Medical Term

Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone

also: gnrh

a peptide hormone produced in the hypothalamus and transported via the bloodstream to the pituitary gland, where it controls the synthesis and release of pituitary GONADOTROPHINS . GnRH analogues, which are also known as LHRH ANALOGUE , are used to treat endometriosis, fibroids, some types of infertility, and prostate cancer.

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