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1
Q

When is tamoxifen indicated?

A

Palliative treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Adjuvant after lumpectomy

2
Q

When is oestrogen indicated in children?

A

Hypogonadism > development of secondary sex characteristics and accelerated growth

2
Q

What accounts of oestrogen’s rapid effects?

A

Binding and acting through membrane bound oestrogen receptor and G-coupled protein receptor 30 (GPR30)

2
Q

What is the predominant physiological effect of oestrogen acting on its receptor?

A

Growth

3
Q

Which is more important for negative feedback, oestrogen or progesterone?

A

Oestrogen

4
Q

What the mechanism of action of oestrogen?

A

Cross cell membrane

Bind to its receptor

Dimerise with another ligand-receptor complex or another transcription factor

Active gene transcription

4
Q

Which tissues is tamoxifen a partial agonist to and which tissues is it an antagonist?

A

Partial agonist: Uterus, Bone and CVS

Antagonist: Breast and CNS

5
Q

Why is testosterone is used for surgical recovery?

A

But it promotes growth

5
Q

What are the adverse effects of finasteride?

A

Impotence, decreased libido and ejaculation disorder

Breast enlargement and tenderness

Breast cancer has been reported

6
Q

Why does breast enlargement occur in response to 5alpha-reductase treatment?

A

Because excess testosterone is converted to oestrogen

7
Q

What are the risks associated with postmenopausal hormone therapy?

A

Breast tenderness, nausea and fluid retention

Increased risk of breast/uterine cancer

Increased risk of thromboembolism/stroke

9
Q

What converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone?

A

5alpha-reductase

10
Q

Where does testosterone act in its target cells?

A

Can be converted to dihydrotestosterone and act on cytoplasmic receptors

Or can act directly on nuclear receptors

12
Q

What are the main benefits of postmenopausal hormone therapy?

A

Improved bone density

Relief from flushes, fatigue and vaginal dryness

Reverses atrophy of vulva, vagina, urethra

Improved sleep

13
Q

What is the pattern of gonadotrophin release?

A

Pulsatile

14
Q

In general, why are aromatase inhibitors used?

A

To reduce the production of oestrogen by blocking the conversion of its precursors to it.

16
Q

How do androgens effect the development of CHD?

A

They increase the risk of it by increasing LDL and decreasing HDL

17
Q

Which diseases does aromatase inhibitors reduce the incidence of?

A

Contralateral breast cancer

Endometrial cancer

Thromboembolic events

18
Q

Which hormones does testosterone negatively feedback onto?

A

LH

GnRH

19
Q

Why is testosterone used it endometriosis?

A

To promote local oestrogen production

To help with pain

20
Q

What is flutamide?

A

A non-steroidal antagonist - that may selectively block androgen receptors in the prostate only

22
Q

What are some adverse effects of tamoxifen?

A

Endometrial hyperplasia, polyps and cancer

Thromboembolic events

Menopausal symptoms

23
Q

When is oestrogen indicated in adults?

A

Primary amenorrhoea and contraceptive (with progestin)

Menopause

24
Q

What is the name of a androgen receptor antagonist? When is it indicated?

A

Cyproterone

Prostate cancer

Androgenisation in females

25
Q

What is the name of a 5alpha reductase inhibitor and when is it indicated?

A

Finasteride

Benign prostatic hypertrophy