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Antiestrogen

Index Antiestrogen

Antiestrogens, also known as estrogen antagonists or estrogen blockers, are a class of drugs which prevent estrogens like estradiol from mediating their biological effects in the body. [1]

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  1. 51 relations: Anabolic steroid, Anastrozole, Androgen, Anovulation, Antiandrogen, Antiestrogen withdrawal response, Antigonadotropin, Antiprogestogen, Aromatase inhibitor, Atrophic vaginitis, Biosynthesis, Breast atrophy, Breast cancer, Breast development, Clomifene, Depression (mood), Drug, Estradiol, Estrogen, Estrogen deprivation therapy, Estrogen receptor, Estrogen receptor alpha, Estrogen receptor beta, Estrogen synthesis inhibitor, Ethamoxytriphetol, Fulvestrant, Function (biology), Gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulator, Gynecomastia, Hot flash, Hypogonadism, Infertility, Libido, Masculinizing hormone therapy, Nonsteroidal, Osteoporosis, Ovulation induction, Progestogen, Raloxifene, Receptor antagonist, Selective estrogen receptor degrader, Selective estrogen receptor modulator, Sex-hormonal agent, Side effect, Steroid, Steroidogenesis inhibitor, Tamoxifen, Trans man, Triphenylethylene, Vaginal lubrication, ... Expand index (1 more) »

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Anabolic steroid

Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Antiestrogen and anabolic steroid are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Anastrozole

Anastrozole, sold under the brand name Arimidex among others, is an antiestrogenic medication used in addition to other treatments for breast cancer. Antiestrogen and Anastrozole are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Androgen

An androgen (from Greek andr-, the stem of the word meaning "man") is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.

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Anovulation

Anovulation is when the ovaries do not release an oocyte during a menstrual cycle.

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Antiandrogen

Antiandrogens, also known as androgen antagonists or testosterone blockers, are a class of drugs that prevent androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) from mediating their biological effects in the body. Antiestrogen and Antiandrogen are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Antiestrogen withdrawal response

The antiestrogen withdrawal response is a paradoxical improvement in breast cancer caused by discontinuation of antiestrogen therapy for breast cancer. Antiestrogen and antiestrogen withdrawal response are antiestrogens.

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Antigonadotropin

An antigonadotropin is a drug which suppresses the activity and/or downstream effects of one or both of the gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).

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Antiprogestogen

Antiprogestogens, or antiprogestins, also known as progesterone antagonists or progesterone blockers, are a class of drugs which prevent progestogens like progesterone from mediating their biological effects in the body.

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Aromatase inhibitor

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are a class of drugs used in the treatment of breast cancer in postmenopausal women and in men, and gynecomastia in men. Antiestrogen and Aromatase inhibitor are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Atrophic vaginitis

Atrophic vaginitis is inflammation of the vagina as a result of tissue thinning due to low estrogen levels.

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Biosynthesis

Biosynthesis, i.e., chemical synthesis occuring in biological contexts, is a term most often referring to multi-step, enzyme-catalyzed processes where chemical substances absorbed as nutrients (or previously converted through biosynthesis) serve as enzyme substrates, with conversion by the living organism either into simpler or more complex products.

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Breast atrophy

Breast atrophy is the normal or spontaneous atrophy or shrinkage of the breasts.

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Breast cancer

Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue.

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Breast development

Breast development, also known as mammogenesis, is a complex biological process in primates that takes place throughout a female's life.

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Clomifene

Clomifene, also known as clomiphene, is a medication used to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate, including those with polycystic ovary syndrome.

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Depression (mood)

Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.

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Drug

A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect.

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Estradiol

Estradiol (E2), also spelled oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone.

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Estrogen

Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.

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Estrogen deprivation therapy

Estrogen deprivation therapy, also known as endocrine therapy, is a form of hormone therapy that is used in the treatment of breast cancer.

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Estrogen receptor

Estrogen receptors (ERs) are a group of proteins found inside cells.

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Estrogen receptor alpha

Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα), also known as NR3A1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group A, member 1), is one of two main types of estrogen receptor, a nuclear receptor (mainly found as a chromatin-binding protein) that is activated by the sex hormone estrogen.

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Estrogen receptor beta

Estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) also known as NR3A2 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group A, member 2) is one of two main types of estrogen receptor—a nuclear receptor which is activated by the sex hormone estrogen.

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Estrogen synthesis inhibitor

An estrogen synthesis inhibitor is a type of drug which inhibits the enzymatic synthesis of estrogens, such as estradiol.

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Ethamoxytriphetol

Ethamoxytriphetol (developmental code name MER-25) is a synthetic nonsteroidal antiestrogen that was studied clinically in the late 1950s and early 1960s but was never marketed. Antiestrogen and Ethamoxytriphetol are antiestrogens and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Fulvestrant

Fulvestrant, sold under the brand name Faslodex among others, is an antiestrogenic medication used to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women with disease progression as well as HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in combination with abemaciclib or palbociclib in women with disease progression after endocrine therapy. Antiestrogen and Fulvestrant are antiestrogens and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Function (biology)

In evolutionary biology, function is the reason some object or process occurred in a system that evolved through natural selection.

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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulator

A GnRH modulator, or GnRH receptor modulator, also known as an LHRH modulator or LHRH receptor modulator, is a type of medication which modulates the GnRH receptor, the biological target of the hypothalamic hormone gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH; also known as luteinizing-releasing hormone, or LHRH). Antiestrogen and gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulator are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Gynecomastia

Gynecomastia (also spelled gynaecomastia) is the abnormal non-cancerous enlargement of one or both breasts in males due to the growth of breast tissue as a result of a hormone imbalance between estrogens and androgens.

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Hot flash

Hot flashes (also known as hot flushes) are a form of flushing, often caused by the changing hormone levels that are characteristic of menopause.

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Hypogonadism

Hypogonadism means diminished functional activity of the gonads—the testicles or the ovaries—that may result in diminished production of sex hormones.

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Infertility

Infertility is the inability of an animal or plant to reproduce by natural means.

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Libido

In psychology, libido (from the Latin, 'desire') is psychic drive or energy, usually conceived as sexual in nature, but sometimes conceived as including other forms of desire.

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Masculinizing hormone therapy

Masculinizing 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.

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Nonsteroidal

A nonsteroidal compound is a drug that is not a steroid nor a steroid derivative.

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture risk.

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Ovulation induction

Ovulation induction is the stimulation of ovulation by medication.

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Progestogen

Progestogens, also sometimes written progestins, progestagens or gestagens, are a class of natural or synthetic steroid hormones that bind to and activate the progesterone receptors (PR).

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Raloxifene

Raloxifene, sold under the brand name Evista among others, is a medication used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and those on glucocorticoids.

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Receptor antagonist

A receptor antagonist is a type of receptor ligand or drug that blocks or dampens a biological response by binding to and blocking a receptor rather than activating it like an agonist.

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Selective estrogen receptor degrader

A selective estrogen receptor degrader or downregulator (SERD) is a type of drug which binds to the estrogen receptor (ER) and, in the process of doing so, causes the ER to be degraded and thus downregulated. Antiestrogen and selective estrogen receptor degrader are antiestrogens and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Selective estrogen receptor modulator

Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), also known as estrogen receptor agonist/antagonists (ERAAs), are a class of drugs that act on estrogen receptors (ER). Antiestrogen and Selective estrogen receptor modulator are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Sex-hormonal agent

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.

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Side effect

In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is unintended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.

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Steroid

A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

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Steroidogenesis inhibitor

A steroidogenesis inhibitor, also known as a steroid biosynthesis inhibitor, is a type of drug which inhibits one or more of the enzymes that are involved in the process of steroidogenesis, the biosynthesis of endogenous steroids and steroid hormones.

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Tamoxifen

Tamoxifen, sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a selective estrogen receptor modulator used to prevent breast cancer in women and men. Antiestrogen and Tamoxifen are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Trans man

A trans man (short for transgender man) is a man who was assigned female at birth.

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Triphenylethylene

Triphenylethylene (TPE) is a simple aromatic hydrocarbon that possesses weak estrogenic activity.

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Vaginal lubrication

Vaginal lubrication is a naturally produced fluid that lubricates the vagina.

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Woman

A woman is an adult female human.

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See also

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiestrogen

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