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toxicities
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Danazol | weight gain, edema, acne, hirsutism, masculinization, decreased HDL levels |
| sildenafil, vardenafil | HA, flushing, dyspepsia, impaired blue green color vision. |
| heavy bleeding, GI effects, abdominal pain | mifepristone |
| increased risk of endometrial cancer | HRT |
| danazol mech | synthetic androgen that acts as partial agonist at androgen receptors |
| danazol use | endometriosis and hereditary angioedema |
| tamsulosin m | alpha antagonist used for BPH by inhibiting smooth muscle contraction |
| ritodrine | beta 2 agonists that relax the uterus; reduce premature uterine contractions |
| terbutaline | beta 2 agonists that relax the uterus; reduce premature uterine contractions |
| mifepristone m | competitive inhibitor of progestins at progestone receptor |
| mifepristone u | terminate pregnancy. Administered with misoprostol (PGE1) |
| progestins m | bind progesterone receptors, reduce growth, and increase vascularization of endometrium |
| progestins u | OCP, tx endometrial cancer and abnormal uterine bleeding |
| anastrozole/exemestane | aromatase inhibitor used in postmenopausal women with breast cancer |
| leuprolide | GnRH analog with agonist properties when used in pulsatile fashion; atagonist properties when used in continuous fashion (downregulates GnRH receptor in pituitary -> decreased FSH/LH) |
| leuprolide use | infertility (pulsatile), prostate cancer (continuous - use with flutamide), uterine fibroids |