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14 Cards in this Set
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Slightly increased risk of breast cancer, endometrial cancer, heart disease (questionable), has beneficial effects on bone loss
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Estrogen
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Antiestrogen drugs used for fertility and breast cancer respectively
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Clomiphene and tamoxifen
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Common SE of tamoxifen and raloxifene
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Hot flashes
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Selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) used for prevention of osteoporosis and currently being tested for treatment of breast cancer (Stars study)
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Raloxifene
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Non-steroidal estrogen agonist causes clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina in daughters of women who used it during pregnancy
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Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
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Estrogen mostly used in oral contraceptives (OC)
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Ethinyl estradiol and mestranol
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Anti-progesterone used as abortifacient
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Mifepristone (RU-486)
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Constant low dose of estrogen and increasing dose of progestin for 21 days (last 5 days are sugar pills or iron prep)
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Combination oral contraceptives (OC)
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Oral contraceptive available in a transdermal patch
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Ortho-Evra
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Converted to more active form DHT by 5 alpha-reductase
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Testosterone
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5 alpha-reductase inhibitor used for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern baldness
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Finasteride (Proscar and Propecia respectively)
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Anabolic steroid that has potential for abuse
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Nandrolone and stanozolol
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Anti-androgen used for hirsutism in females
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Cyproterone acetate
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Drug is used with testosterone for male fertility
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Leuprolide
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