HMG (Menotropin)_
Also known as menotropin, Menopur, human menopausal gonadotropin
A fertility hormone shot that drives sperm or egg production.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is HMG (Menotropin)?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
HMG (menotropin) is a fertility medication containing both FSH and LH, the two pituitary hormones that drive egg and sperm production. In plain terms: it supplies those signals directly to stimulate fertility, used in fertility treatment and sometimes with testosterone therapy.
What it's used for
A fertility hormone shot that supplies the two signals needed to drive sperm or egg production, used in fertility treatment and sometimes with testosterone therapy.
How does HMG (Menotropin) work?
What it does in the body, and where.HMG is purified from the urine of postmenopausal women, whose pituitaries produce large amounts of FSH and LH. It supplies both.
- 01It provides FSH and LH togetherFSH drives sperm and follicle development; LH drives testosterone and ovulation. Most fertility drugs supply only one.
- 02It acts directly on the gonadsBypassing both the brain and the pituitary.
- 03It is a purified biological productComposition and the exact FSH-to-LH ratio vary by preparation, which matters clinically.
- 04Overstimulation is a real riskIn women, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, which is why fertility treatment is monitored with scans and blood tests rather than dosed by protocol alone.
Where this compound is thought to act.
What else is it used for?
Each use below carries its own evidence level. Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
- Growing multiple follicles during fertility treatment, which is its approved useFDA-approved
- Supporting sperm production in men, used off-labelClinical use
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.75 up to 150 IU per dose (start low, increase slowly), several per week. Given within a treatment cycle, roughly 7 to 12 days, then stoppedFDA label
Dosed daily through an ovarian stimulation cycle and adjusted by monitoring, then stopped. The cycle is the treatment, not a break from it.
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Your draw
2.7 / 100 unitsHow do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized HMG (Menotropin) keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.Who should avoid it
- Pregnancy, where it can harm a developing baby
- A previous allergic reaction to this class
- Ovaries that have stopped working, shown by a high FSH level
- Untreated thyroid or adrenal problems
- Tumours of the breast or reproductive organs that respond to hormones
- Pituitary or hypothalamic tumours
- Unexplained abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Ovarian cysts or enlarged ovaries not caused by PCOS
Stop and get help
- Severe pelvic pain with bloating, rapid weight gain, nausea, or shortness of breath, which can signal ovarian overstimulation and needs emergency care
- Sudden severe one-sided pelvic pain, which can signal a twisted ovary
- Swelling, pain, or warmth in a leg, or chest pain and breathlessness, which can signal a blood clot
- Signs of an allergic reaction such as face or throat swelling, hives, or trouble breathing
Common effects
- Abdominal cramps, bloating, and pain
- Headache
- Injection-site pain and inflammation
- Pelvic pain
- Breast tenderness
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is HMG (Menotropin) approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.Yes. Approved for clinical use.
A regulator has cleared it for specific uses in a clinical setting.
- DoseFrom product labeling and clinical guidelines.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- Reviewed22 July 2026
What else is like HMG (Menotropin)?
Others in Sexual and hormonal, side by side.If you're weighing HMG (Menotropin), it's worth reading PT-141 (Bremelanotide), Kisspeptin, and Gonadorelin (GnRH) in the same class.
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- Dose
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- How often
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- Dose
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- Dose
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- How often
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10What these words mean
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What these words mean
- Titrate
- Starting at a low dose and increasing it slowly over time so your body adjusts and side effects stay mild.
- Subcutaneous
- An injection just under the skin, into the fat layer, usually with a short, thin insulin needle.
- Intramuscular (IM)
- An injection into a muscle, using a longer needle.
- Reconstitution
- Mixing a powdered peptide with liquid (bacteriostatic water) so it can be drawn into a syringe.
- Bacteriostatic water
- Sterile water with a tiny amount of preservative, used to mix powdered peptides.
- Concentration
- How strong the mixed peptide is, in milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL). More water makes it weaker; less water makes it stronger.
- Units (on the syringe)
- The marks on an insulin syringe. 100 units equals 1 mL. They measure how much liquid you draw, not the dose in milligrams.
- mcg and mg
- Units of dose. 1 milligram (mg) equals 1,000 micrograms (mcg).
- GLP-1
- A natural gut hormone that lowers appetite and blood sugar. Drugs that copy it, like semaglutide, are used for weight loss.
- Growth hormone secretagogue
- A compound that nudges your body to release more of its own growth hormone, rather than injecting the hormone itself.
- Half-life
- How long a compound stays active in your body. A longer half-life means you inject less often.
- Peptide vs small molecule
- A peptide is a short chain of amino acids. A few items here (like MK-677 or methylene blue) are small molecules, not true peptides, but people use them the same way.
- Research only
- No approved dose or use in people. Sold for research and not reviewed by the FDA for safety or quality.
- Investigational
- Still being tested in clinical trials and not yet approved or legally sold for general use.
- Banned in drug-tested sport
- Prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); using it can disqualify a competing athlete.
Last reviewed 22 July 2026