Abnormalities in the balance of hormones that may respond to treatment with one or a combination of sex hormone treatments include:
- precocious (early onset) or delayed puberty (Q5.6).
- amenorrhoea (absence of periods (Q6.21).
- hirsutism (excess body hair) (hirsutism treatment).
- anovulatory (eggs are not being released) infertility (clomiphene citrate ?10.14).
- heavy periods (Q 24.16)
- premenstrual syndrome (Q 25.6).
They may also be used:
- as contraception (Q14.3).
- to replace ovarian hormones after the menopause (HRT-hormone-replacement-therapy).
- in the treatment of cancer (Q32.33D).
The basic considerations of prescribing in reproductive medicine are presented inFigure 33.1 .
