Pharm Lesson 18 Word Scramble
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Androgens | Male hormones that stimulate the development of male characteristics |
Contraceptives | Medications used for birth control |
Erectile dysfunction (ED) | The inability to achieve or sustain a penile erection for sexual intercourse |
Estrogen/progestin therapy (EPT) | The use of combined hormones for birth control and menopausal symptoms |
Estrogens | Female sex hormones responsible for the development of female secondary sexual characteristics; medications used for many conditions |
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) | Hormone that stimulates development of ovarian follicles in the female and sperm production in the testes of the male |
Hormone therapy (HT) | The therapeutic use of hormones |
Luteinizing hormone (LH) | Hormone that works in conjunction with FSH to induce secretion of estrogen, ovulation, and development of corpus luteum |
Luteotropic hormone (LTH) | Hormone that stimulates the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum and secretion of milk by the mammary gland |
Oxytocin | Hormone that stimulates the uterus to contract, thus inducing childbirth |
Progesterone | Hormone responsible for changes in uterine endometrium in the second half of the menstrual cycle in preparation for implantation of the fertilized ovum, development of maternal placenta after implantation, and development of mammary glands |
Progestins | Synthetic drugs that exert progesterone-like activity |
Testosterone | Male hormone; medication used for replacement therapy and other uses |
Tocolysis | Suppression of uterine contractions in preterm labor |
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