dutasteride
Prostate growth depends on a hormone built from testosterone, and this drug shuts down the enzyme that performs the conversion.
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112 matchesDXA
A quick low-dose scan that turns bone strength into a single comparable number, and the measurement osteoporosis is defined by.
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A gel injection that shuts down testosterone production for months at a time, after first pushing the level higher.
Read definitionergocalciferol
Vitamin D2, produced by shining ultraviolet light on yeast or mushrooms, and the one form of vitamin D the body cannot make.
Read definitionesterified estrogen
A form of estrogen that may have fewer side effects than other forms.
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Salt handling rather than swelling: this is the steroid given for what the kidney does with sodium, and it rarely works alone.
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A product from a plant of Asian origin that produces beans used in many food products.
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Three letters that in most conversations mean menopause, but that also cover thyroid, testosterone and gender-affirming treatment.
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Hydrocortisone is a corticosteroid identical to the body's own cortisol, used both to replace a hormone shortfall and to calm inflammation and immune overactivity.
Read definitionimmunosuppressive
Immunosuppressive describes a drug, therapy, or condition that reduces the activity of the body's immune system.
Read definitioninterstitial cell-stimulating hormone
A hormone made in the pituitary gland.
Read definitionisoflavone
An estrogen-like substance made by some plants, including the soy plant.
Read definitionKlinefelter syndrome
Among the commonest chromosome differences in people, and among the most often missed, because the outward signs are easy to overlook.
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Leuprolide is a hormone-suppressing injectable used for advanced prostate cancer, early puberty, and certain gynecologic conditions, sold under names including Lupron.
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LH is a pituitary hormone that triggers ovulation in females and stimulates testosterone production in males, acting on the ovaries or testes respectively.
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A drug that inhibits the secretion of sex hormones.
Read definitionluteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist
A drug that inhibits the secretion of sex hormones.
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A hormone made in the pituitary gland.
Read definitionLY353381 hydrochloride
A substance being studied in the treatment of osteoporosis and breast cancer.
Read definitionmometasone
Three delivery routes, one purpose: putting a steroid exactly where the inflammation is so the rest of the body sees very little of it.
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