Ovulation suppression

Ovulation suppression refers to the pharmacological or physiological inhibition of ovulation, primarily achieved by suppressing the secretion of gonadotropins (LH and FSH) from the anterior pituitary gland. This is a key mechanism in hormonal contraception, medical therapy for PCOS, and assisted reproductive technologies. Suppression may be accomplished with estrogens, progestins, GnRH agonists, or GnRH antagonists, each acting via distinct effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. Drugs that suppress ovulation may act by directly inhibiting LH and FSH secretion, preventing follicle maturation, or blocking the mid-cycle LH surge required for ovulation[2][3]

Other names

ovulation inhibitioninhibition of ovulationsuppression of ovulation

Inhibition of gonadotropin secretion from the pituitary (LH and FSH), inhibition of follicular development, disruption of LH surge, maintenance of hormone levels that prevent ovulatory signals[2][3]