What are the sources of hormone treatments?

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Hormonal therapy uses drugs that are:

Hormones found in nature and purified. Examples include:

• human menopausal gonadotrophin (used for some women with infertility (gonadotrophins).
• conjugated e quine oestrogens (Q 28.5).
• natural progesterone? (progesterone replacment therapy).

Synthetic hormone replicas:

• Recombinant FSH (used for infertility (15).
• Synthetic agents that are similar to natural hormones:
• The progestogens dydrogesterone and medroxyprogesterone acetate (Q 24.17B).
• GnRH agonists (Q 24.17E).
• Agents that have part of their structure resembling that of a natural hormone:
• Clomifene (clomiphene citrate).
• Danazol (menorrhagia - heavy periods).

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• 1 What might I need to know about drugs frequently used in gynaecology?
• 2 How do hormone treatments work?
• 3 In what situations may hormone treatments be indicated?
• 4 What are the sources of hormone treatments?
• 5 What determines the effect of a hormone treatment?
• 6 When are hormones used in combination?
• 7  Why do hormone treatments sometimes cause side effects?
• 8 When are oestrogens prescribed?
• 9 What are the possible side effects and risks of oestrogen therapy?
• 10 When are progestogens prescribed?
• 11 What are the possible side effects and risks of progestogen therapy?
• 12 How is the relative potency (strength) of progestogens measured?
• 13 When is danazol prescribed?
• 14 When are androgens prescribed?
• 15 What are the possible side effects of androgens?
• 16 What are gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogues and gonadotrophins?
• 17 When are GnRH analogues prescribed?
• 18 What are anti-hormones?
• 19 By which routes can drugs be given and why are they chosen?
• 20 Why do I seem to be given a medication with a different name but my doctor says it is the same as before?
• 21 I am worried about the possible side effects of a medication. What should I do?
• 22 How are new treatments developed?
• 23 What is a meta-analysis?
• 24 What is meant by the term 'evidence based medicine?'
• 25 What is a clinical trial?
• 26 What is a placebo?
• 27 What is meant by relative risk?
• 28 What is informed consent?
• 29 What is the current opinion of the medical profession on alternative or complementary medicine?
• 30 Support Groups.

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