Estrogen (medication)An estrogen (E) is a type of medication which is used most commonly in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone therapy, and as part of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender women. They can also be used in the treatment of hormone-sensitive cancers like breast cancer and prostate cancer and for various other indications. Estrogens are used alone or in combination with progestogens. They are available in a wide variety of formulations and for use by many different routes of administration.
Sex-hormonal agentNOTOC A sex-hormonal agent, also known as a sex-hormone receptor modulator, is a type of hormonal agent which specifically modulates the effects of sex hormones and of their biological targets, the sex hormone receptors. The sex hormones include androgens such as testosterone, estrogens such as estradiol, and progestogens such as progesterone. Sex-hormonal agents may be either steroidal or nonsteroidal in chemical structure and may serve to either enhance, inhibit, or have mixed effects on the function of the sex hormone systems.
Masculinizing hormone therapyMasculinizing hormone therapy, also known as transmasculine hormone therapy, or female-to-male (or FTM) hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy and gender affirming therapy which is used to change the secondary sexual characteristics of transgender people from feminine or androgynous to masculine. It is a common type of transgender hormone therapy (another being feminizing hormone therapy), and is predominantly used to treat transgender men and other transmasculine individuals.
HyperandrogénieL'hyperandrogénie est une variation du développement humain se manifestant par des taux élevés d'hormones mâle. Les symptômes peuvent comprendre l'acné, la séborrhée (inflammation de la peau), la perte de cheveux, l'augmentation de la pilosité sur le corps ou le visage, des règles peu fréquentes ou absentes. Les complications peuvent entraîner une hypercholestérolémie. Dans environ 70 % des cas, l'hyperandrogénie est dû au syndrome des ovaires polykystiques.
MastoseLa mastose ou mastopathie kystique diffuse est un terme qui englobe un certain nombre de lésions histologiques bénignes non cancéreuses et non inflammatoires. .
Estradiol valerateEstradiol valerate (EV), sold for use by mouth under the brand name Progynova and Primiwal E4 and for use by injection under the brand names Delestrogen and Progynon Depot among others, is an estrogen medication. It is used in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low estrogen levels, hormone therapy for transgender people, and in hormonal birth control. It is also used in the treatment of prostate cancer. The medication is taken by mouth or by injection into muscle or fat once every 1 to 4 weeks.
Prélèvement sanguinthumb|Prélèvement sanguin. Le 'prélèvement sanguin' est un acte réalisé en biologie médicale humaine par un infirmier, un technicien supérieur de santé (au Burkina Faso), un technicien de laboratoire médical, un inhalothérapeute, une sage-femme, un manipulateur en électroradiologie médicale, un biologiste médical, un médecin ou un technologiste médical (au Québec). En biologie animale, des prélèvements sanguins sont effectués par des vétérinaires et leurs assistants, par des techniciens de laboratoire ainsi que par des chercheurs sur des espèces domestiques, ainsi que sur des animaux de laboratoire ou des animaux sauvages.
Sampling (medicine)In medicine, sampling is gathering of matter from the body to aid in the process of a medical diagnosis and/or evaluation of an indication for treatment, further medical tests or other procedures. In this sense, the sample is the gathered matter, and the sampling tool or sampler is the person or material to collect the sample. Sampling is a prerequisite for many medical tests, but generally not for medical history, physical examination and radiologic tests.
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.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonistA gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) is a type of medication which affects gonadotropins and sex hormones. They are used for a variety of indications including in fertility medicine and to lower sex hormone levels in the treatment of hormone-sensitive cancers such as prostate cancer and breast cancer, certain gynecological disorders like heavy periods and endometriosis, high testosterone levels in women, early puberty in children, as a part of transgender hormone therapy, and to delay puberty in transgender youth among other uses.