Human Reproduction, Vol. 17, No. 7, 1676,
July 2002
© 2002 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Bye-bye urinary gonadotrophins?
Risk of infection is not the main problem
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Milan, Via della commenda 12, 20122 Milan, Italy. E-mail: piergiorgio.crosignani{at}unimi.it
The risk of infection from prion proteins in urinary preparations of human gonadotrophins is uncertainand is of lesser importance than the risk of multiple pregnancies and issues of cost.
Key words: prion proteins/recombinant FSH/urinary gonadotrophins