Hormone Therapeutics 1 & 2

Question 1

What are sex hormones?

Answer 1

Steroid Hormones

Question 2

Where are sex hormones synthesised?

Question 3

What are the different types of sex hormones?

Question 4

What are male sex hormones?

Question 5

Give an example of a male sex hormone.

Question 6

What is the main function of male sex hormones?

Question 7

Draw and label the diagram that represents the production of testosterone and inhibin.

Question 8

What are the effects of testosterone?

Question 9

What are female sex hormones?

Question 10

Give examples of female sex hormones.

Question 11

What is the main function of female sex hormones (oestrogen and progesterone)?

Question 12

Explain the mechanism of action of hormone production in female reproductive system.

Question 13

What is a menstrual cycle?

Question 14

What is a menarche?

Question 15

What is menopause?

Question 16

Explain what the menstrual cycle includes.

Question 17

What are the changes to expect when women undergo the stage of menopause?

Question 18

What is a menopausal woman?

Question 19

What is perimenopause?

Question 20

What is postmenopause?

Question 21

What happens when menopause occurs?

Question 22

What is the age group that menopause is more likely to occur?

Question 23

What are the symptoms of menopause?

Question 24

Explain how hot flushes occur.

Question 25

Give examples of triggers that can cause hot flushes.

Question 26

Explain the mechanism of action of menopause.

Question 27

Explain the general relationship between the menopause stages and oestrogen, progesterone and androgen hormone released.

Question 28

When is hormone replacement therapy (HRT) given?

Question 29

In what ways can oestrogen in HRT be given?

Question 30

30. What does HRT not give?