Drug details

Menopur (menotropins injection)

type of Ovulation Stimulators, Gonadotropins

Menopur (menotropins) injection is an equal mixture of the naturally occurring follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) used to stimulate ovulation (the release of an egg) when a woman's ovaries can produce a follicle but hormonal stimulation is deficient. Menopur is also used to stimulate the development of multiple eggs for in vitro fertilization, and is likewise used to stimulate the production of sperm in men who have functioning testes but in whom hormonal stimulation is deficient.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• shortness of breath,
• nausea,
• headache,
• dizziness,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• fever,
• chills,
• drowsiness,
• stomach or abdominal pain,
• bloating,
• rash.
• injection site reactions (pain, swelling, irritation, redness),
• breast enlargement or tenderness,
• pain/warmth/tenderness centralized in an arm or leg,
• weakness or aching of muscles or joints, or

The following drugs are related to Menopur, either as a replacement or used together:

• Bravelle (urofollitropin injection)
• Danocrine (danazol)
• Follistim AQ (follitropin beta)
• Follistim AQ Cartridge (follitropin beta injection)
• Gonal-F (follitropin alfa)
• Gonal-f RFF (follitropin alfa injection)
• Repronex (menotropins for injection)
• Milprosa (progesterone vaginal system)