| ADT | Androgen Deprivation Therapy |
| ART | Assisted Reproductive Technologies |
| CaMKII | Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II |
| cAMP | Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate |
| CNS | Central Nervous System |
| CREB | cAMP Response Element-Binding protein |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| ERK1/2 | Extracellular signal-regulated Kinase 1 and 2 |
| FSH | Follicle-Stimulating Hormone |
| Gαs | Gs alpha subunit |
| GnRH | Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone |
| GnRHR | Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor |
| GPCR | G protein-Coupled Receptor |
| HCG | Human Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| HPG | Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Gonadal |
| IP3 | Inositol Trisphosphate |
| IVF | In Vitro Fertilization |
| JNK | Jun-N-terminal Kinase |
| LH | Luteinizing Hormone |
| MAPKs | Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases |
| NFAT | Nuclear Factor of an Activated T cell |
| PCOS | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
| PIP2 | Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate |
| PKA | Protein Kinase A |
| PKC | Protein Kinase C |
| PLCβ | Phospholipase Cβ |