Test 5 Flashcards
(13 cards)
Pubic hair development needs what?
Androgens
What hormone does leptin induce?
GnRH and Lh/FSH
T/f leptin is increased with obesity
True
How is leptin associated with precocious puberty?
Obesity increases leptin and increased leptin leads to sooner obesity
What does precocious puberty increase the risk of?
Breast cancer
How does PCOS associate with hyperinsulinemia?
PCOS is caused by excess androgens and insulin causes excess androgens because insulin inhibits aromatase
What does hyperinsulinemia do to testosterone in men?
Lowers it
What is it called when a tumor in the adrenal medulla is hypersecreting hormones?
Pheochromocytoma
What is the inability to retract foreskin from the glans of the penis called?
Phimosis
What is the inability to replace or cover the glans with the foreskin called?
Paraphimosis
What is it called when the penis is bent because of fibrous plaques?
Peyronie disease
What is incomplete testicle descent called?
Cryptorchidism
What is inflammation of the testis called?
Orchitis