precautions, warnings, drug interactions, allergic reactions, or adverse effects. Check with your doctor or pharmacist to make sure these drugs do not cause any harm when you take them along with other medicines. Never stop taking your medication and never change your dose or frequency without co...
Androgens significantly alter muscle mass in part by shifting protein balance in favor of net protein accretion. During various atrophic conditions, the clinical impact of decreased production or bioavailability of androgens (termed hypogonadism) is important as a loss of muscle mass is intimately linked...
Estrogens are a group of hormones that are synthesized mainly by the ovaries and a small amount is synthesized by the testes in males and theadrenal cortexin both sexes. Androgens aresteroidhormones that stimulate the development of male sex organs and sexual characteristics. Androgens are mainly ...
Androgen Deprivation in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients: Side Effects and Their PreventionProstate cancerAndrogen deprivation therapyOsteoporosisHot flashesMetabolic changesSince the early 1940s, when Huggins and Hodges first demonstrated that prostate cancer was influenced by androgens, androgen deprivation ...
Female:The most common side effects ofandrogentherapy areamenorrheaand othermenstrualirregularities, inhibition ofgonadotropinsecretion, and virilization, including deepening of the voice andclitoralenlargement. The latter usually is not reversible after androgens are discontinued. When administered to apregnant...
Therefore, you shouldn't take these drugs if you are breastfeeding, and if you are taking them you should stop due to the risk of serious adverse effects in the infant. QUESTION Testosterone is a chemical found only in men. See Answer Summary Oral anabolic steroids (androgens) are man-...
signs of a lung infection - fever, cough with yellow or green mucus, stabbing chest pain, wheezing, feeling short of breath.Your cancer treatments may be delayed or permanently discontinued if you have certain side effects.Common Xtandi side effects may include:feeling...
Estrogen is an important hormone for the health of the vagina and bones. It also plays a role in temperature regulation and reduces levels of androgens (male hormones). During menopause or when your body does not make enough natural estrogen, levels go down. When this happens, the vagina can...
Side-Effects of Spironolactone Therapy in the Hirsute Woman HELFER,ELIZABETH,L.,... - 《Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey》 被引量: 0发表: 1988年 The effects of two doses of spironolactone on serum androgens and anagen hair in hirsute women * Spironolactone (S) has been used successfully for...
Abiraterone works by blocking the effects of an enzyme (called CYP17) that is found in testicular, adrenal, and prostate tumor tissue that is necessary for the production of testosterone and other androgens. By blocking this enzyme, abiraterone reduces the production of testosterone and other androg...