Medical Pharmacology Chapter 31:  Gonadal Pharmacology Practice Questions

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Mifepristone
Major use for this drug: treating endometriosis
Selective nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor; approved for use in treating breast tumors
Used for treating ovulation disorders in patients wishing to become pregnant
Competitive partial agonist inhibitor of estradiol; used as an adjunct in treating breast cancer (especially estrogen-positive tumors)
Beneficial effect of oral contraceptive use:
Most important human progestin
Brain neurotransmitter
Most common adverse effect in patients treated with clomiphene:
Hormonal contraception by progestin implants (subcutaneous)

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