According to Dr. Waljit Dhillo, leader of the research, "Kisspeptin has previously been shown to potently stimulate hormone release in animals, but this is the first time that it has been shown to stimulate sex hormone release in women."

"We might now look at giving this hormone to women who have no periods, those with irregular cycles or who have a period but do not ovulate," he said. He added that one in nine couples are affected by infertility, and this could be one of the treatments.

Dr. Simon Fishel, director of the Care Fertility Group, said that: "This is not surprising, because of what we already know about kisspeptin, but it is interesting that they have found these results in women.

Researchers say that these new procedures and medical innovations need to be tried first in healthy women to determine their level of tolerance. Meantime, more studies will be made to determine the use of kisspeptin as a treatment for infertility.

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