Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

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GnRH

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a hormone released from the female hypothalamus that stimulates anterior pituitary release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). When a woman takes a GnRH agonist or antagonist, she will experience a decrease in GnRH secretion, a reduction in FSH and LH production, and thus a reduction in ovarian production of estradiol and progesterone.

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Section of Behavioural Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK
Ian P. Stolerman
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
Lawrence H. Price

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(2015). Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone. In: Stolerman, I.P., Price, L.H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36172-2_200468

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36172-2_200468
Published: 14 April 2015
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