NURS 4600 Pharm Week 6 Female and Male Drugs –
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adverse effects of estrogen ◦Endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma
◦Breast cancer
◦Ovarian cancer
◦Cardiovascular events
◦Nausea---most common
estrogen therapeutic uses 1.Hormone therapy after menopause
2.Female hypogonadism
3.Acne
4.Feminizing hormone therapy
absolute contraindications of estrogen undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, thrombophelibitis,
history of breast cancer
, SERM selective estrogen receptor modulator
What does tamoxifen do? ◦Activates estrogen
◦Breast cancer treatment
◦Protects against osteoporosis
◦Produces hot flashes
◦Risk for endometrial cancer and hypogonadism
What does raloxifene do? ◦Does not activate estrogen/decreased risk of uterine
cancer (why different from tamoxifen)
◦Protects against breast cancer, osteoporosis
◦Promotes thromboembolism
◦Induces hot flashes
Progesterone Adverse Effects ◦Teratogenic effects---1st trimester
◦Gynecologic effects
◦Breast cancer---increased risk
◦Depression
◦Breast tenderness
What does progesterone do? prepares uterus for implantation
Produced by ovaries and placenta
Progesterone therapeutic uses ◦Postmenopausal hormone therapy
◦Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
◦Amenorrhea
◦Prematurity prevention
◦Endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia
MTF care Organ inventory
Increased cardiovascular risks if cigarette smoking and
when starting over 50yo
Unknown incidence of risk of cancer
Routine hormone monitoring
Mammograms are preferred method of breast cancer
screening
Improvements in quality of life and decreased stress
levels
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Terms in this set (32)
adverse effects of estrogen ◦Endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma
◦Breast cancer
◦Ovarian cancer
◦Cardiovascular events
◦Nausea---most common
estrogen therapeutic uses 1.Hormone therapy after menopause
2.Female hypogonadism
3.Acne
4.Feminizing hormone therapy
absolute contraindications of estrogen undiagnosed vaginal bleeding, thrombophelibitis,
history of breast cancer
, SERM selective estrogen receptor modulator
What does tamoxifen do? ◦Activates estrogen
◦Breast cancer treatment
◦Protects against osteoporosis
◦Produces hot flashes
◦Risk for endometrial cancer and hypogonadism
What does raloxifene do? ◦Does not activate estrogen/decreased risk of uterine
cancer (why different from tamoxifen)
◦Protects against breast cancer, osteoporosis
◦Promotes thromboembolism
◦Induces hot flashes
Progesterone Adverse Effects ◦Teratogenic effects---1st trimester
◦Gynecologic effects
◦Breast cancer---increased risk
◦Depression
◦Breast tenderness
What does progesterone do? prepares uterus for implantation
Produced by ovaries and placenta
Progesterone therapeutic uses ◦Postmenopausal hormone therapy
◦Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
◦Amenorrhea
◦Prematurity prevention
◦Endometrial carcinoma and hyperplasia
MTF care Organ inventory
Increased cardiovascular risks if cigarette smoking and
when starting over 50yo
Unknown incidence of risk of cancer
Routine hormone monitoring
Mammograms are preferred method of breast cancer
screening
Improvements in quality of life and decreased stress
levels
