Patient's question:
Treatment and Effect: Received 6 HMG injections in the left testis. Assistance needed: How many injections and what kind of assistance are required for an 11-month-old infant to receive HMG injections?Doctor's answer:
This product is extracted from the urine of early pregnant women, being a gonadotropin excreted by trophoblast cells of the placenta. It possesses luteinizing hormone (LH) activity, while having minimal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-like effects. In females, it forces the maturation of follicles and induces menopause, transforming the ruptured follicle into a corpus luteum, which then secretes progesterone. In males, it exhibits interstitial cell-stimulating hormone (ICSH) activity, enhancing the function of seminiferous tubules, particularly the movement of Leydig cells, stimulating the production of androgens. It forces the growth and maturation of sexual organs and secondary sexual characteristics, induces the descent of the testes, and promotes the development of sperm.