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___ used for hypogonadism
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progesterone and n beta estradiol
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what is n-beta-estradiol used for?
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post menopausal hormone replacement and ORAL contraceptive
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main estrogen derivative used for contraception ___
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ethinyl estradiol; effective orally
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norethindrone
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synthetic progestin (I think contraceptive)
interacts w/ FSH and LH |
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___ makes cervical mucous less hospitable to sperm
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progestin
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__ and ___ prevent implantation in the endometrium
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estrogen and progestin
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__ and ___ are estrogen antagonists...and what are their uses?
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tamoxifen (agonist at bone used to treat osteoporosis) and raloxifene (tx of breast cancer)
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SERMs
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tamoxifen and raloxifene (selective estrogen receptor modulators)
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if you wanted to abort pregnancy...
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mifepristone
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mifepristone is a __ __
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progestin antagonist
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the active form of testosterone in the prostate is ___
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DHT or dihydrotestosterone
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___ inhibits alpha reductase that converts t-rone to DHT
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finasteride
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finasteride is used in the treatment of __ and ___
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prostate hypoplasia
increased prostate size |
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rifampin is an antibiotic that does what?
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increases risks of pregnancy by killing the bacteria that take off the glucuronic acid of estrogens (allowing for reputake and NOT excretion)
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p450 enzymes increase risk for
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pregnancy by promoting exretion of BC
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bacteria have beta-glucouronidase which cleaves glucuronic acid from estrongen allow it to be re-uptaken and not secreted
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JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR
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