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MALE SEX HORMONES
ANDROGENS Produced in ? 3 Regulated by ? Promotes ? Regulates ? Spermatogenesis Closes ? |
MALE SEX HORMONES
ANDROGENS Produced in testes, adrenals, and ovaries Regulated by LH Promotes growth Regulates reproductive organs Spermatogenesis Closes epiphyseal plate |
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MALE SEX HORMONES
ANDROGENS - ANABOLIC PROPERTIES 3 |
Increase muscle mass
Increase nitrogen balance Increase production of RBC’s |
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MALE SEX HORMONES
THERAPEUTIC USE 4? |
THERAPEUTIC USE
Hypogonadism Promote anabolism in chronic debilitating diseases Treatment of Anemia Treatment of estrogen induced cancers |
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MALE SEX HORMONES
Side Effects 3 |
Female masculazation - baldness, atrophy of sex organs
Decrease growth in children Sodium and Water Retention |
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MALE SEX HORMONES
OTHER CONCERNS 4? |
OTHER CONCERNS
Hepatic Cancer Hypercalcemia CONTRAINDICATIONS Cancers stimulated by androgens |
