Thus, positive correlations between rising FSH levels and a plethora of illnesses like obesity, osteoporosis, cardiovascular pathology, and cancer changes our view of FSH from monogamously associated with fertility to a much broader view of the role of this “gonadotropin” in other medical conditions and in human physiology. The gene discussed is BRD2; the disease is obesity due to melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency.