Gonadal Hormones Inhibitors Flashcards
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Used as contraceptive pill
Estrogen
Used in dysfunction uterine bleeding
Estrogen
Replacement therapy in ovarian hypofunction
Estrogen
Used in treatment of atrophic vaginitis and osteoporosis
Estrogen
Used in treatment of cancer prostate
Estrogen
An anti estrogen
Clomiphene citrate (clomid)
Blocks estrogen receptor in hypothalamus and pituitary so increase fsh and lh so stimulate ovulation
Clomiphene ( clomid)
Used to stimulate ovulation in infertile women with normal pituitary function
Clomiphene ( clomid)
From its adverse effects are ovarian enlargement and hot flushes
Clomiphene (clomid)
Selective estrogen receptor modulators are
Tamoxifen
Raloxifene
Toremifene
Estrogen antagonist in breast and agonist in uterus and bone
Tamoxifen
Used in treatment of positive breast cancer and for primary prevention of breast cancer in women at high risk
Tamoxifen
From its adverse increase risk of endometrial cancer
Thrombotic complications
Tamoxifen
Agonist in bone but has no effect on uterus
Raloxifene
Used in treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis
Raloxifene
It’s adverse effects are
Hot flashes
Thrombotic complications
Raloxifene
Enzyme that catalyzes the production of estrogens from androgenic precursors within the ovary and peripheral tissues
Aromatase inhibitors
New class of oral estrogen synthesis inhibitors
Aromatase inhibitors
Aromatase inhibitors are
Anastrozole
Letrozole
Exemestane
Are non steroidal competitive inhibitors of aromatase
Anastrozole and letrozole (femara)
A steroidal irreversible aromatase inhibitors
Exemestane
Used in treatment of postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer who have received two to three years of Tamoxifen
Aromatase inhibitors
Natural preparations of progesterone
Progesterone injection
Synthetic preparations of progesterone
Medroxy progesterone acetate