Polymeric reagents are provided comprising a moiety of atoms arranged in a specific order, wherein the moiety is positioned between a water-soluble polymer and a reactive group. The polymeric reagents are useful for, among other things, forming polymer-active agent conjugates. Related methods, compositions, preparations, and so forth are also provided.

Methods of diagnosing and treating pathologic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and reproductive endocrine dysfunction using kisspeptin and kisspeptin analogs.

Methods of diagnosing and treating pathologic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and reproductive endocrine dysfunction using kisspeptin and kisspeptin analogs.

Preparations including FSH, for example recombinant FSH, for use in the treatment of infertility.

Preparations including FSH, for example recombinant FSH, for use in the treatment of infertility.

A composition and method for using a composition, the composition having at least two compounds, each of which induces indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or disease or immune rejection of transplants or gene therapeutically modified cells, wherein the inducers have different mechanism of action and wherein the composition gives rise to a synergistic effect on the IDO levels.

A composition and method for using a composition, the composition having at least two compounds, each of which induces indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or disease or immune rejection of transplants or gene therapeutically modified cells, wherein the inducers have different mechanism of action and wherein the composition gives rise to a synergistic effect on the IDO levels.

The present invention relates to improved assisted reproductive technology using highly purified menotropin (HP-hMG) to stimulate follicle development in controlled ovarian stimulation, particularly in women at risk of a high ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation.

The present invention relates to improved assisted reproductive technology using highly purified menotropin (HP-hMG) to stimulate follicle development in controlled ovarian stimulation, particularly in women at risk of a high ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation.

The present invention provides a microneedle device comprising: a substrate; a microneedle disposed on the substrate; and a coating layer formed on the microneedle; in which the coating layer comprises a recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone, arginine, and glycerin, in the coating layer, the mass of arginine is 0.07 to 0.75-fold of the mass of the recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone and the mass of glycerin is 0.1 to 2.75-fold of the mass of the recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone.