Urinary FSH
Urofollitropin
Brand names: Fostimon
Adult dose
Dose: Specialist initiation only — refer to BNF/SmPC
Route: SC/IM
Frequency: daily during cycle
Clinical pearls
- Anovulatory infertility, controlled ovarian stimulation for IVF
- Specialist fertility — ultrasound + oestradiol monitoring
Contraindications
- Pregnancy
- Ovarian/uterine/breast cancer
- Tubal disease unsuitable for IVF
- Pituitary/hypothalamic tumour
- Hypersensitivity
Side effects
- Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
- Multiple pregnancy
- Thromboembolism
- Injection-site reactions
Interactions
- Other gonadotropins
Monitoring
- Follicular ultrasound
- Oestradiol
Reference: BNF; NICE CG156; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/urofollitropin/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Pathways
- Spinal Anaesthesia Hypotension Management · AAGBI; ASA
- Pre-Eclampsia / Eclampsia in ED · NICE NG133; RCOG Green-top 10A
- Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy · NICE NG126; RCOG Green-top 21
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) · International PCOS Guideline 2023; NICE CKS
- Pre-eclampsia Management · NICE NG133 2019
- Ectopic Pregnancy · NICE CG154 / RCOG GTG 21