Urofollitropin is used together with other medicines to treat infertility in women with FSH deficiency.
Urofollitropin is also used to help the ovaries produce multiple eggs for use in "in-vitro" fertilization.
Urofollitropin is a purified form of a hormone called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). This hormone is important in the development of follicles (eggs) that are produced by the ovaries in women.
Major & minor side effects for Urofollitropin
- headache
- stomach pain
- bloating
- vaginal bleeding
You should not use urofollitropin if you have primary ovarian failure, abnormal vaginal bleeding, uncontrolled thyroid or adrenal gland disorders, an ovarian cyst, breast cancer, uterine or ovarian cancer, a pituitary gland tumor, or infertility that is not caused by lack of ovulation.
Do not use urofollitropin if you are pregnant.
Using urofollitropin can increase your chances of having a multiple pregnancy.
Urofollitropin may also increase your risk of tubal pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, premature labor, birth defects, or fever after childbirth if you become pregnant after being treated with this medicine.
Urofollitropin may increase your risk of developing uterine cancer.