of the uterus. Endometrial cancers are the most common gynecologic cancers in the United States‚ with over 35‚000 women diagnosed each year in the U.S. The most common subtype‚ endometrioid adenocarcinoma‚ typically occurs within a few decades of menopause‚ is associated with excessive estrogen exposure‚ often develops in the setting of endometrial hyperplasia‚ and presents most often with vaginal bleeding. Endometrial carcinoma is the third most common cause of gynecologic cancer death (behind ovarian
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Oral Contraceptives: An Update on Health Benefits and Risks: Components of COCs COCs contain synthetic estrogen and progestin. A selected list of available COCs is shown in Table 1 . The two estrogen components available in the United States are ethinyl estradiol (EE)‚ the most commonly used estrogen‚ and mestranol. Mestranol is a prodrug that must be converted to EE by the liver.[5] No product has less than 50 mcg mestranol because lower dosages have diminished contraceptive efficacy. Most low-dose
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Year: NTDC Year 2 Module: Functional and biochemical imbalances Assignment: Osteoporosis: A Functional Medicine Approach WORD COUNT: 2134 Student Number: 6045 Date: 6th December 2012 Skills and areas for development that were targeted in this assignment : Thorough research of the topic using a variety of sources. Submission of this work as a requirement of the NTDC is a declaration‚ by the student identified by the student number above‚ that:
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declining of female infertility in relating to the increasing of age in contrast to the effect of aging towards male infertility. Every female is said to be born with a unique supply of eggs from the beginning of the menstrual cycle until the age of menopause. As age increases‚ the duration of egg production increases and in the end stops producing. A healthy egg is said to be produced during the early age of
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LSM 8.5-1 Student Worksheet Lab Exercise 8.5.1: Hormone Levels During the Menstrual Cycle How do hormone levels regulate the female menstrual cycle? Use the following experimental data to analyze hormone levels during the menstrual cycle. Analysis 1. Gonadotropic hormones regulate ovarian hormones. Study the feedback loop shown in Figure 4. Figure 4 Feedback loop showing the regulation of ovarian hormones by gonadotropic hormones. (a) Identify as W‚ X‚ Y‚ or Z the two gonadotropic hormones
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Ch 51 Nursing Assessment: Reproductive System (approx. 3 questions) Key Terms: Amenorrhea- absence of menstruation. Women who engage in excessive exercise may experience this. Clitoris- is erectile tissue that becomes engorged during sexual excitation. It lies anterior to the urethral meatus and the vaginal orifice and is usually covered by the prepuce. Clitoral stimulation is an important part of sexual activity for many women. Ductus deferens- (also known as the vas deferens) is continuous
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POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (1) Etiology Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have abnormalities in the metabolism of androgens and estrogen and in the control of androgen production. High serum concentrations of androgenic hormones‚ such as testosterone‚ androstenedione‚ and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S)‚ may be encountered in these patients. However‚ individual variation is considerable‚ and a particular patient might have normal androgen levels. PCOS is also associated with
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Patient Education Plan for Uterine Fibroids Ramona Pullum University of Phoenix NUR/427 Barbara Deets May 13‚ 2010 Patient Education Plan for Uterine Fibroids Uterine fibroids are muscular tumors that grow in the wall of the uterus (womb). Another medical term for uterine fibroids is "leiomyoma" (leye-oh-meye-OH-muh) or just "myoma". Fibroids are almost always benign or non cancerous. Fibroids can grow as a single tumor‚ or there can be many of them in the uterus. They can be as small as
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Phytoestrogens are a group of chemicals found in plants that act like the hormone estrogen. Estrogen is a hormone that is necessary for childbearing and is involved with bone and heart health in women ("Phytoestrogens and breast‚" 2001). However‚ higher exposure to estrogens over a lifetime is linked with increased breast cancer risk. With breast cancer‚ animal studies have shown that one form of phytoestrogens‚ soy phytoestrogens can decrease breast cancer formation in rats. However‚ animal and
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Generic name: tranexamic acid General Pronunciation: tran-ex-AM-ikAS -id Trade Name(s) • Cyklokapron • Lysteda Pregnancy Category Category B Ther. class. hemostatic agents Pharm. class. antifibrinolytics plasminogen inactivators Indications • IV: Prevention or reduction of hemorrhage during and following dental surgery in hemophiliacs. • PO: Treatment of cyclic heavy menstrual bleeding. Action Inhibits activation of plasminogen‚ thereby preventing the conversion of plasminogen
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