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Androgen
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*MADE BY THE TESTES AND ADRENAL GLANDS
*USED FOR MALE HORMONE REPLACEMENT |
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Antiandrogens
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*SLOW THE UPTAKE OF ANDROGENS OR INTEREFERE WITH THEIR BINDINGS IN TISSUES
*PRESCRIBED FOR PROSTATE CANCER |
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Estrogen
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*FEMALE HORMONES, NORM. PRODUCED BY OVARIES
*USED FOR SYMPTOMS ASSC. W/ MENOPAUSE *ALSO USED AS CHEMOTHERAPY FOR SOME CANCERS |
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Antiestrogen
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*BLOCK THE EFFECT THAT ESTROGEN HAS ON THE GROWTH OF A TUMOR
*USED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER |
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Aromatase Inhibitor
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*REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ESTROGEN IN THE BLOOD
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Thyroid Hormone
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*ADMINISTERED WHEN THERE IS A LOW OUTPUT OF HORMONE FROM THE THYROID GLAND
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Glucocorticoid
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*PRESCRIBED FOR REDUCTION OF INFLAMMATION AND WIDE RANGE OF OTHER DISORDERS
*INCLUDING ARTHRITIS, SEVERE SKIN AND ALLERGIC CONDITIONS, RESPIRATORY & BLOOD DISORDERS, GASTROINTESTINAL AILMENTS AND MALIGNANT CONDITIONS |
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Progestin
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*PRESCRIBED FOR ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING
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SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator)
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*INCREASE IN BONE MINERAL DENSITY AND DECREASE IN CHOLESTEROL LEVELS
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