| AD | androstenedione |
| CCK | cholecystokinin |
| DHP | 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one |
| DHP-S | 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one sulfate |
| E2 | estradiol-17β |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| FSH-RH | follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing hormone |
| GnIH | gonadotropin inhibitory hormone |
| GnRH | gonadotropin-releasing hormone |
| GTH | gonadotropin |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HPG | hypothalamus–pituitary–gonad (axis) |
| KT | 11-ketotestosoterone |
| LH-RH | luteinizing-hormone releasing hormone |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| MIS | maturation-inducing steroid |
| MPF | maturation-promoting factor |
| PGF | prostaglandin F2α |
| 15K-PGF | 15-keto-prostaglandin F2α |
| rFSH | recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone |
| rGTH | recombinant gonadotropin |
| rLH | recombinant luteinizing hormone |
| T | testosterone |
| TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone |