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human menopausal gonadotropin
A purified biological extract derived from postmenopausal urine containing equal parts of FSH and LH activity, clinically administered to induce controlled ovarian stimulation; it is abbreviated as hMG or menotropin 
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source Reproducción Asistida ORG
Starting age Between 40 and 55 years
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Variants
Abbreviation
hMG
Formal
Synonym
menotropin
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

hMG
gonadotropina menopáusica humana

Valenciano

gonadotropina menopàusica humana
hMG
Examples
During treatment with human menopausal gonadotropins, endometrial thickness and texture are commonly assessed.
However, as opposed to standard stimulation regimens, the strategy adopted in this study involved mild ovarian stimulation with clomiphene, letrozole and human menopausal gonadotropins and hence warrants further investigation.