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phat 162
mode 5 week 1 bh study guide
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| Female reproductive structures | ovaries, uterine(fallopian)tubesuterus vagina |
| male sex cells: sperm | female sex cells: oocytes (eggs) |
| male sex harmones are called androgens, the most abundant androgen: testosterone | female sex harmones are called estrogens & progesterones the most abundant estrogen: estradiol |
| Puberty- the age when an individual becomes reproductively functional | the chief drugs that affect male reproductive system are androgens & anabolic steroids |
| HRT- Harmone Replacement therapyBCP- Birth Control PillGnRH- Gonadotropin Releasing HarmoneFSH-Follicle Stimulating HarmonesLM- Lutenizing Harmone | the most common form of contraceptive in the us is oral contraceptives (BCP)Oral COntraceptives are available that contain only progesterone. These are known as POP's Progestin Only Pills |
| Oral contraceptives should be dicontinued at least 4 wks prior to surgical procedures to reduce the risk of post opperative thromboembolic complications | Pregnancy usually continues for 38 wks after contraception |
| Post Menopausal pts who are on long term estrogen therapy should be given progestin also to prevent endomentrial hyperplasia & endomentrial carcinoma | Progestin is not given to women who have had a hysterectomy |
| Androgen Therapy- main indications in, to supplement low levels of testosterone to correct hpogonadism or cryptorchidism & increase sperm production in cases of infertility | main indications in women: pallative tx of metastatic, breast cancer, for tx of post partum breast engorment, endometriosis and fibrocystic brest disorder also used to stimulate increased production of RbCs, protein synthesis & muslce mass |
| Male reproductive structures | testes, epididymus, vasdeferens, seminial vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethra (cowpers) gland, scrotum, penis |