DigoxineLa digoxine est un glycoside cardiotonique extrait de la feuille de la digitale laineuse. Il fait partie de la classe des digitaliques. Elle est utilisée dans le traitement de diverses affections du cœur, mais son indication tend à se restreindre. La digoxine : renforce la contraction cardiaque ; ralentit et régularise les mouvements du cœur.
Cyproterone acetateCyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive body hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer, as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender women, and in birth control pills. It is formulated and used both alone and in combination with an estrogen.
DrospirenoneDrospirenone is a progestin and antiandrogen medication which is used in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy and in menopausal hormone therapy, among other uses. It is available both alone under the brand name Slynd and in combination with an estrogen under the brand name Yasmin among others. The medication is an analog of the drug spironolactone. Drospirenone is taken by mouth. Common side effects include acne, headache, breast tenderness, weight increase, and menstrual changes.
Steroidal antiandrogenA steroidal antiandrogen (SAA) is an antiandrogen with a steroidal chemical structure. They are typically antagonists of the androgen receptor (AR) and act both by blocking the effects of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and by suppressing gonadal androgen production. SAAs lower concentrations of testosterone through simulation of the negative feedback inhibition of the hypothalamus. SAAs are used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions in men and women, and are also used in veterinary medicine for the same purpose.
Feminizing hormone therapyFeminizing hormone therapy, also known as transfeminine hormone therapy, is hormone therapy and sex reassignment therapy to change the secondary sex characteristics of transgender people from masculine or androgynous to feminine. It is a common type of transgender hormone therapy (another being masculinizing hormone therapy) and is used to treat transgender women and non-binary transfeminine individuals. Some, in particular intersex people but also some non-transgender people, take this form of therapy according to their personal needs and preferences.
Hirsutismevignette|Dessin d'une femme présentant de l'hirsutisme illustré dans Les Chroniques de Nuremberg (1493). L'hirsutisme est l'apparition d'une pilosité répartie selon un type masculin, dans des zones normalement glabres chez la femme (visage, cou, thorax, ligne blanche, régions fessières et intergénitocrurales). Les poils du corps poussent selon une distribution masculine (poils androgéniques) et c'est surtout un sujet de préoccupation cosmétique et psychologique.
