{"id":11983,"date":"2025-07-24T10:38:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/glossary-term\/gonadotropin\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T10:38:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:38:16","slug":"gonadotropina","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/gonadotropina\/","title":{"rendered":"Gonadotropina"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[114],"glossary-product":[104,105],"class_list":["post-11983","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-urological-agents","glossary-product-infla10-pulse-ipp-series","glossary-product-rigi10-malleable-penile-prosthesis"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>\n        Las gonadotropinas son hormonas pept\u00eddicas que regulan la funci\u00f3n ov\u00e1rica y testicular y son esenciales para el crecimiento normal, el desarrollo sexual y la reproducci\u00f3n.<sup>1<\/sup> Estas hormonas glicoproteicas son secretadas por las c\u00e9lulas gonadotr\u00f3picas de la hip\u00f3fisis anterior de los vertebrados.<sup>2<\/sup> Las gonadotropinas humanas incluyen la hormona fol\u00edculo estimulante (FSH) y la hormona luteinizante. (LH) que se produce en la pituitaria y la gonadotropina cori\u00f3nica humana (hCG), que se produce en la placenta.<sup>3<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        Las tres gonadotropinas son prote\u00ednas heterodim\u00e9ricas que constan de dos cadenas pept\u00eddicas: una cadena alfa que es similar en las tres y una cadena beta que es \u00fanica y determina las interacciones espec\u00edficas del receptor y la funci\u00f3n de cada hormona.<sup>4<\/sup> Las gonadotropinas hipofisarias (FSH y LH) est\u00e1n bajo el control de la hormona liberadora de gonadotropina (GnRH), un decap\u00e9ptido producido en el hipot\u00e1lamo y liberado en respuesta a los niveles circulantes de estr\u00f3genos y progesterona.<sup>5<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        Las gonadotropinas act\u00faan sobre las g\u00f3nadas (test\u00edculos en los hombres y ovarios en las mujeres), controlando la producci\u00f3n de gametos y la s\u00edntesis de hormonas sexuales.<sup>6<\/sup> En las mujeres, la FSH estimula el desarrollo de los fol\u00edculos ov\u00e1ricos y la LH desencadena la ovulaci\u00f3n y promueve que el cuerpo l\u00fateo produzca progesterona. En los hombres, la FSH promueve la espermatog\u00e9nesis mientras que la LH estimula la producci\u00f3n de testosterona en los test\u00edculos.<sup>7<\/sup> Estas hormonas son fundamentales para el complejo sistema endocrino que regula el crecimiento normal, el desarrollo sexual y la funci\u00f3n reproductiva.<sup>8<\/sup>\n    <\/p>","gt-synonyms":"FSH (hormona fol\u00edculo estimulante), LH (hormona luteinizante), hCG (gonadotropina cori\u00f3nica humana), gonadotropinas, gn, folitropina, lutropina, coriogonadotropina","gt-citation":"[1] Parhar IS. Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone: Molecules and Receptors. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2002. DOI: 10.1016\/S0079-6123(01)41099-X\n\n[2] Pierce JG, Parsons TF. Glycoprotein hormones: structure and function. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 1981;50:465-95. DOI: 10.1146\/annurev.bi.50.070181.002341\n\n[3] Stockell Hartree A, Renwick AG. Molecular structures of glycoprotein hormones and functions of their carbohydrate components. The Biochemical Journal. 1992;287(3):665-79. DOI: 10.1042\/bj2870665\n\n[4] Godine JE, Chin WW, Habener JF. Alpha Subunit of rat pituitary glycoprotein hormones. Primary structure of the precursor determined from the nucleotide sequence of cloned cDNAs. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1982;257(14):8368-71. DOI: 10.1016\/S0021-9258(18)34340-0\n\n[5] National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. LiverTox: Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2018. Gonadotropins. Disponible en: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK548856\/\n\n[6] Goodwin RG, Moncman CL, Rottman FM, Nilson JH. Characterization and nucleotide sequence of the gene for the common alpha subunit of the bovine pituitary glycoprotein hormones. Nucleic Acids Research. 1983;11(19):6873-82. DOI: 10.1093\/nar\/11.19.6873\n\n[7] Cleveland Clinic. Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH): Purpose & Testing [Internet]. Cleveland: Cleveland Clinic; 2022 [cited 2025 Jun 2]. Disponible en: https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/body\/22525-gonadotropin-releasing-hormone\n\n[8] Golos TG, Durning M, Fisher JM. Molecular cloning of the rhesus glycoprotein hormone alpha-subunit gene. DNA and Cell Biology. 1991;10(5):367-80. 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Los ensayos cl\u00ednicos han demostrado que el tratamiento con hCG result\u00f3 en embarazos en aproximadamente el 30% de las mujeres con disfunci\u00f3n ovulatoria.<sup>4<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        En pacientes masculinos, las gonadotropinas se usan para tratar el hipogonadismo, estimular la producci\u00f3n de testosterona y mejorar la espermatog\u00e9nesis en casos de infertilidad masculina.<sup>5<\/sup> La FSH promueve la producci\u00f3n de esperma, mientras que la LH o la hCG estimulan la s\u00edntesis de testosterona por las c\u00e9lulas de Leydig en los test\u00edculos.\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La deficiencia de gonadotropina debida a una enfermedad pituitaria produce hipogonadismo, lo que puede provocar infertilidad.<sup>6<\/sup> El tratamiento incluye la administraci\u00f3n de gonadotropinas, que funcionan como medicamentos para la fertilidad. Estas preparaciones pueden producirse mediante extracci\u00f3n y purificaci\u00f3n de la orina (menotropinas, tambi\u00e9n llamadas gonadotropinas menop\u00e1usicas humanas) o mediante tecnolog\u00eda de ADN recombinante.<sup>7<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La selecci\u00f3n de pacientes para la terapia con gonadotropinas requiere una consideraci\u00f3n cuidadosa, ya que estas hormonas pueden causar efectos secundarios, particularmente en mujeres. El evento adverso m\u00e1s importante es el s\u00edndrome de hiperestimulaci\u00f3n ov\u00e1rica (OHSS), que puede ocurrir en 1-10% de las mujeres tratadas.<sup>8<\/sup> Las formas graves de SHO pueden ir acompa\u00f1adas de elevaciones de enzimas s\u00e9ricas, ictericia e incluso ascitis. Este s\u00edndrome generalmente surge dentro de los 4 a 14 d\u00edas posteriores a la estimulaci\u00f3n ov\u00e1rica con gonadotropinas y se caracteriza por dolor abdominal, distensi\u00f3n, ascitis y ovarios agrandados con quistes.<sup>5<\/sup>\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n        La dosis y los reg\u00edmenes de administraci\u00f3n de las gonadotropinas var\u00edan seg\u00fan la indicaci\u00f3n y deben ser administrados \u00fanicamente por proveedores de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica con experiencia en endocrinolog\u00eda reproductiva y tratamiento de la infertilidad.<sup>4<\/sup>\n    <\/p>","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":false,"gt-view-count":108},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Gonadotropinas: Essential Hormones for Reproductive Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Las gonadotropinas son hormonas 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