5 ampoules of `Gonadotraphon' gonadotrophin and 5 ampoules of phenol solvent in water solution for injection

Made:: 1981 in Middlesex

maker:: Paines and Byrne Limited

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5 ampoules of `Gonadotraphon' gonadotrophin and 5 ampoules of phenol solvent in water solution for injection, in original carton. Phial: height 56 mm x diameter 8 mm,; carton: height 65 mm x width 145 mm x depth 15 mm, weight 04kg. Carton inscribed: 'PABYRN / GONADOTRAPHON F.S.H./1000 i.u./Sterile. freeze dried/SERUM GONADOTROPHIN FOR INJECTION/... / Each ampoule contains: / Serum Gonadotrophin B.P. 1000 i.u. / Lactose B.P. (diluent) 5 mg./.../5 Double ampoules/~Batch No.681012/use before OCT 1982/PAINES & BYRNE LIMITED/~GREENFORD ENGLAND/...'. Made by Paines and Byrne Ltd., Greenford. English, 1981.

Gonadotraphic hormones are produced by the pituitary gland. They affect the production of oestrogen and progesterone by the body. These two hormones are vital for reproduction. This box contains five sterile ampoules of Gonadotraphon and five vials of solvent to be mixed with the hormone for intramuscular injection. Gonadotraphic hormones were first used therapeutically in the 1930s. Multiple births resulted from their use in cases of infertility.

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Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Object Number:: 1981-1809

Materials:: cardboard, glass, paper (fibre product), gonadotrophin and phenol

Measurements:: overall: 16 mm x 161 mm x 63 mm, .04kg
overall (box and contents): 19 mm x 145 mm x 65 mm, .048 kg
phial: 56 mm x 8 mm,

type:: ampoule and gonadotrophin

credit:: Gift of Paines and Byrne Limited

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4 cartons of Gonadotraphon ampoulesfor injection

4 cartons of Gonadotraphon ampoulesfor injection,by Paines and Byrne Ltd. Greenford, 1981-1984

Object Number:: 1981-1809 Pt1

type:: gonadotraphon

Twenty two ampoules containing Gonadotraphon LH in three cartons

3 cardboard cartons of Gonadotraphon LH (chorionic gonadotrophin), comprising 5 double ampoules x 500 unitsm and 1 ampoule x 500 units for injection. These gonadotrophin ampoules were made to be administered in pairs; one containing a solvent solution and the accompanying ampoule containing the crystallised hormone.Chorionic gonadotrophin is produced naturally during pregnancy, and is used medicinally to encourage fertility and as a tumor marker. It can also be used for weight loss, although this remains controversial. Manufactured by Paines and Byrne Ltd., Greenford, England, expired 1982-1984.