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GnRH

American  
GnRH British  

abbreviation

  1. gonadotrophin-releasing hormone: a peptide that is released from the brain and stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotrophic hormones that act in turn on the sex glands

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The judge’s decision focuses on the use of GnRH agonists, known as puberty blockers, and cross-sex hormones.

From Seattle Times Jun. 6, 2023

The one thing that is the most damaging to me to this day are the GnRH antagonists, because I was on a drug that took me through menopause.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2022

These observations prompted Prevot and his colleagues to wonder if GnRH might play a dual role in Down syndrome, affecting both fertility and sexual maturation, as well as cognitive deterioration.

From Scientific American Sep. 1, 2022

A negative feedback system occurs in the male with rising levels of testosterone acting on the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary to inhibit the release of GnRH, FSH, and LH.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

Secretion of GnRH by the hypothalamus is inhibited by low levels of estrogen but stimulated by high levels of estrogen.

From Textbooks Apr. 25, 2013

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