Thursday, July 16, 2009

Gonal-f Approved in Japan for Ovulation Induction in Infertile Women

July 16, 2009 – Merck KGaA announced today that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has granted approval to extend the indication of Gonal-f® (follitropin alfa for injection) to infertile women suffering from irregular or no ovulation (oligoovulation or anovulation) due to a dysfunction in the hypothalamic-pituitary system or polycystic ovarian syndrome. Gonal-f is a recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone currently approved in Japan for the treatment of male infertility.

The details can be read here.

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