Gonadorelin is a medicine that is the same as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (LHRH, also known as GnRH) that is naturally released from the hypothalamus gland. Gonadorelin causes the pituitary gland to release other hormones (luteinizing hormone [LH] and follicle-stimulating hormone [FSH]). LH and FSH control development in children and fertility in adults.
Gonadorelin is used to test how well the hypothalamus and the pituitary glands are working. It is also used to cause ovulation (release of an egg from the ovary) in women who do not have regular ovulation and menstrual periods because the hypothalamus gland does not release enough LHRH.
Uses: Reproduction. Diagnosis of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal function. Ovarian cysts.