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PERGONAL

Dosing

The dose of menotropins will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of menotropins. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so.

• For injection dosage form:
  • For causing ovulation to help in becoming pregnant:
    • Adults 75 Units of FSH and 75 Units of LH injected into a muscle once a day for seven or more days. Usually your doctor will give you another medicine called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) the day after the last dose of menotropins.
  • For help in becoming pregnant while using other pregnancy-promoting methods (assisted reproductive technology [ART]):
    • Adults 150 Units of FSH and 150 Units of LH injected into a muscle once a day for seven or more days. Usually your doctor will give you another medicine called human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) the day after the last dose of menotropins.
  • For producing sperm:
    • Adults 75 Units of FSH and 75 Units of LH injected into a muscle three times a week for four or more months. Usually your doctor will give you another medicine called chorionic gonadotropin before and during treatment with menotropins. If needed, your doctor may increase your dose to 150 Units of FSH and 150 Units of LH three times a week after four months.

In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of receiving the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For menotropins, the following should be considered:

Allergies Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to menotropins. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy If you become pregnant as a result of using this medicine, there is an increased chance of a multiple pregnancy.

Other medicines Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine.

• Cyst on ovary Menotropins can cause further growth of cysts on the ovary

• Unusual vaginal bleeding Some irregular vaginal bleeding is a sign that the endometrium is growing too rapidly, possibly of endometrial cancer, or some hormone imbalances; the increases in estrogen production caused by menotropins can make these problems worse. If a hormonal imbalance is present, it should be treated before beginning menotropins therapy