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Steroidal antiandrogen

Index Steroidal antiandrogen

A steroidal antiandrogen (SAA) is an antiandrogen with a steroidal chemical structure. [1]

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  1. 119 relations: Abiraterone acetate, Abortifacient, Acne, Aldosterone, Anabolic steroid, Androgen, Androgen receptor, Androgen synthesis inhibitor, Androgen-dependent condition, Animal disease model, Antiandrogen, Antiglucocorticoid, Antigonadotropin, Antihypertensive drug, Antiprogestogen, Anxiety, Appetite stimulant, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Benorterone, BOMT, Breast pain, Cachexia, Cardiovascular disease, Chemical structure, Chlormadinone acetate, Clascoterone, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, CYP17A1 inhibitor, Cyproterone, Cyproterone acetate, Delanterone, Delmadinone acetate, Depression (mood), Dicirenone, Dienogest, Dihydrotestosterone, Discovery and development of antiandrogens, Diuretic, Drospirenone, Dutasteride, Efficacy, Elevated transaminases, Endometriosis, Erectile dysfunction, Estradiol, Estradiol valerate, Ethinylestradiol, Europe, Fatigue, Feminizing hormone therapy, ... Expand index (69 more) »

  2. Antiandrogens
  3. Hair loss medications
  4. Hair removal
  5. Sex hormones

Abiraterone acetate

Abiraterone acetate, sold under the brand name Zytiga among others, is a medication used to treat prostate cancer. Steroidal antiandrogen and Abiraterone acetate are hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Abortifacient

An abortifacient ("that which will cause a miscarriage" from Latin: abortus "miscarriage" and faciens "making") is a substance that induces abortion.

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Acne

Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin condition that occurs when dead skin cells and oil from the skin clog hair follicles.

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Aldosterone

Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland.

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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). Steroidal antiandrogen and anabolic steroid 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. Steroidal antiandrogen and androgen are sex hormones.

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Androgen receptor

The androgen receptor (AR), also known as NR3C4 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 4), is a type of nuclear receptor that is activated by binding any of the androgenic hormones, including testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, in the cytoplasm and then translocating into the nucleus.

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Androgen synthesis inhibitor

An androgen synthesis inhibitor is a type of drug which inhibits the enzymatic synthesis of androgens, such as testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

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Androgen-dependent condition

An androgen-dependent condition, disease, disorder, or syndrome, is a medical condition that is, in part or full, dependent on, or is sensitive to, the presence of androgenic activity in the body.

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Animal disease model

An animal model (short for animal disease model) is a living, non-human, often genetic-engineered animal used during the research and investigation of human disease, for the purpose of better understanding the disease process without the risk of harming a human.

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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. Steroidal antiandrogen and Antiandrogen are anti-acne preparations, antiandrogens, hair loss medications, hair removal, hormonal antineoplastic drugs and sex hormones.

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Antiglucocorticoid

An antiglucocorticoid is a drug which reduces glucocorticoid activity in the body.

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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). Steroidal antiandrogen and antigonadotropin are antigonadotropins.

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Antihypertensive drug

Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure).

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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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Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion which is characterised by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events.

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Appetite stimulant

An orexigenic, or appetite stimulant, is a drug, hormone, or compound that increases appetite and may induce hyperphagia.

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called prostate enlargement, is a noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland.

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Benorterone

Benorterone, also known by its developmental code name SKF-7690 and as 17α-methyl-B-nortestosterone, is a steroidal antiandrogen which was studied for potential medical use but was never marketed. Steroidal antiandrogen and Benorterone are antigonadotropins.

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BOMT

BOMT, also known by its developmental code name Ro 7-2340 and as 6α-bromo-4-oxa-17α-methyl-5α-dihydrotestosterone, is a synthetic steroidal antiandrogen which was first produced in 1970 and was never marketed for medical use.

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Breast pain

Breast pain is the symptom of discomfort in either one or both breasts.

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Cachexia

Cachexia is a complex syndrome associated with an underlying illness, causing ongoing muscle loss that is not entirely reversed with nutritional supplementation.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.

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Chemical structure

A chemical structure of a molecule is a spatial arrangement of its atoms and their chemical bonds.

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Chlormadinone acetate

Chlormadinone acetate (CMA), sold under the brand names Belara, Gynorelle, Lutéran, and Prostal among others, is a progestin and antiandrogen medication which is used in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy, as a component of menopausal hormone therapy, in the treatment of gynecological disorders, and in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions like enlarged prostate and prostate cancer in men and acne and hirsutism in women. Steroidal antiandrogen and Chlormadinone acetate are antigonadotropins and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Clascoterone

Clascoterone, sold under the brand name Winlevi, is an antiandrogen medication which is used topically in the treatment of acne. Steroidal antiandrogen and Clascoterone are anti-acne preparations.

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Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis.

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CYP17A1 inhibitor

A CYP17A1 inhibitor is a type of drug which inhibits the enzyme CYP17A1. Steroidal antiandrogen and CYP17A1 inhibitor are antiandrogens and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Cyproterone

Cyproterone, also known by its developmental code name SH-80881, is a steroidal antiandrogen which was studied in the 1960s and 1970s but was never introduced for medical use.

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Cyproterone acetate

Cyproterone 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 individuals, and in birth control pills. Steroidal antiandrogen and Cyproterone acetate are anti-acne preparations, antiandrogens, antigonadotropins, hair loss medications, hair removal and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Delanterone

Delanterone (developmental code name GBR-21162), also known as 1α-methylandrosta-4,16-dien-3-one, is a steroidal antiandrogen described as an anti-acne agent which was never marketed. Steroidal antiandrogen and Delanterone are anti-acne preparations.

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Delmadinone acetate

Delmadinone acetate (DMA), sold under the brand name Tardak among others, is a progestin and antiandrogen which is used in veterinary medicine to treat androgen-dependent conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. Steroidal antiandrogen and Delmadinone acetate are antigonadotropins.

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Depression (mood)

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

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Dicirenone

Dicirenone (INN, USAN; developmental code name SC-26304; also known as 7α-carboxyisopropylspirolactone) is a synthetic, steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group which was developed as a diuretic and antihypertensive agent but was never marketed.

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Dienogest

Dienogest, sold under the brand name Visanne among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills and in the treatment of endometriosis.

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Dihydrotestosterone

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-DHT, androstanolone or stanolone) is an endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone primarily involved in the growth and repair of the prostate and the penis, as well as the production of sebum and body hair composition. Steroidal antiandrogen and Dihydrotestosterone are sex hormones.

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Discovery and development of antiandrogens

The first antiandrogen was discovered in the 1960s. Steroidal antiandrogen and discovery and development of antiandrogens are antiandrogens.

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Diuretic

A diuretic is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine.

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Drospirenone

Drospirenone is a progestin and antiandrogen medication which is used in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy and in menopausal hormone therapy, among other uses.

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Dutasteride

Dutasteride, sold under the brand name Avodart among others, is a medication primarily used to treat the symptoms of a benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an enlarged prostate not associated with cancer. Steroidal antiandrogen and Dutasteride are hair loss medications, hair removal and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Efficacy

Efficacy is the ability to perform a task to a satisfactory or expected degree.

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Elevated transaminases

In medicine, the presence of elevated transaminases, commonly the transaminases alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST), may be an indicator of liver dysfunction.

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Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a disease in which cells like those in the endometrium, the layer of tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus, grow outside the uterus.

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Erectile dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence, is a form of sexual dysfunction in males characterized by the persistent or recurring inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection with sufficient rigidity and duration for satisfactory sexual activity.

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Estradiol

Estradiol (E2), also spelled oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone. Steroidal antiandrogen and Estradiol are antigonadotropins and sex hormones.

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Estradiol valerate

Estradiol valerate (EV), sold for use by mouth under the brand name Progynova and for use by injection under the brand names Delestrogen and Progynon Depot among others, is an estrogen medication. Steroidal antiandrogen and Estradiol valerate are antigonadotropins and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Ethinylestradiol

Ethinylestradiol (EE) is an estrogen medication which is used widely in birth control pills in combination with progestins. Steroidal antiandrogen and Ethinylestradiol are antigonadotropins and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fatigue

Fatigue describes a state of tiredness (which is not sleepiness), exhaustion or loss of energy.

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Feminizing hormone therapy

Feminizing 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.

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Finasteride

Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used to treat pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men. Steroidal antiandrogen and Finasteride are hair loss medications and hair removal.

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Galeterone

Galeterone (developmental code names TOK-001, VN/124-1) is a steroidal antiandrogen which was under development by Tokai Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of prostate cancer.

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Gestonorone caproate

Gestonorone caproate, also known as gestronol hexanoate or norhydroxyprogesterone caproate and sold under the brand names Depostat and Primostat, is a progestin medication which is used in the treatment of enlarged prostate and cancer of the endometrium. Steroidal antiandrogen and Gestonorone caproate are antigonadotropins and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Glucocorticoid

Glucocorticoids (or, less commonly, glucocorticosteroids) are a class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones.

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Gonad

A gonad, sex gland, or reproductive gland is a mixed gland that produces the gametes and sex hormones of an organism.

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Gynaecology

Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs.

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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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Hepatotoxicity

Hepatotoxicity (from hepatic toxicity) implies chemical-driven liver damage.

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Hirsutism

Hirsutism is excessive body hair on parts of the body where hair is normally absent or minimal.

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Hormone replacement therapy

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy or postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy used to treat symptoms associated with female menopause.

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Hydroxyprogesterone caproate

Hydroxyprogesterone caproate, sold under the brand name Delalutin among others, is a medication used to reduce the risk of preterm birth in women pregnant with one baby who have a history of spontaneous preterm birth. Steroidal antiandrogen and Hydroxyprogesterone caproate are antigonadotropins.

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Hyperandrogenism

Hyperandrogenism is a medical condition characterized by high levels of androgens.

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Hypersexuality

Hypersexuality is a presumed mental disorder that causes unwanted or excessive sexual arousal, causing people to engage in or think about sexual activity to a point of distress or impairment.

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Hypothalamus

The hypothalamus (hypothalami) is a small part of the vertebrate brain that contains a number of nuclei with a variety of functions.

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Inocoterone acetate

Inocoterone acetate (developmental code names RU-38882, RU-882) is a steroid-like nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) that was developed for topical administration to treat acne but was never marketed. Steroidal antiandrogen and Inocoterone acetate are anti-acne preparations.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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List of steroidal antiandrogens

This is a list of steroidal antiandrogens. Steroidal antiandrogen and list of steroidal antiandrogens are antiandrogens and steroids.

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Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth.

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Medrogestone

Medrogestone, sold under the brand name Colprone among others, is a progestin medication which has been used in menopausal hormone therapy and in the treatment of gynecological disorders. Steroidal antiandrogen and Medrogestone are antigonadotropins.

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Medroxyprogesterone acetate

Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), also known as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) in injectable form and sold under the brand name Depo-Provera among others, is a hormonal medication of the progestin type. Steroidal antiandrogen and medroxyprogesterone acetate are antigonadotropins and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Megestrol acetate

Megestrol acetate (MGA), sold under the brand name Megace among others, is a progestin medication which is used mainly as an appetite stimulant to treat wasting syndromes such as cachexia. Steroidal antiandrogen and Megestrol acetate are antigonadotropins and hormonal antineoplastic drugs.

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Menstrual disorder

A menstrual disorder is characterized as any abnormal condition with regards to a woman's menstrual cycle.

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Mental disorder

A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

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Mespirenone

Mespirenone (INN) (developmental code name ZK-94679), also known as Δ1-15β,16β-methylenespironolactone, is a steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group related to spironolactone that was never marketed.

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Metogest

Metogest (INN, USAN) (developmental code name SC-14207), also known as 16,16-dimethyl-19-nortestosterone, is a steroidal antiandrogen that was patented in 1975 and investigated as a treatment for acne but was never marketed. Steroidal antiandrogen and Metogest are anti-acne preparations.

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Metribolone

Metribolone (developmental code R1881, also known as methyltrienolone) is a synthetic and orally active anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) and a 17α-alkylated nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) derivative which was never marketed for medical use but has been widely used in scientific research as a hot ligand in androgen receptor (AR) ligand binding assays (LBAs) and as a photoaffinity label for the AR.

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Mexrenone

Mexrenone (code names ZK-32055, SC-25152) is a steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group related to spironolactone that was never marketed.

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Mifepristone

Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage.

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Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist

A mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA or MCRA) or aldosterone antagonist, is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors.

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Neoplasm

A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.

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Nomegestrol acetate

Nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC), sold under the brand names Lutenyl and Zoely among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills, menopausal hormone therapy, and for the treatment of gynecological disorders. Steroidal antiandrogen and Nomegestrol acetate are antigonadotropins.

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Nonsteroidal antiandrogen

A nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) is an antiandrogen with a nonsteroidal chemical structure. Steroidal antiandrogen and nonsteroidal antiandrogen are anti-acne preparations, antiandrogens, hair loss medications, hair removal, hormonal antineoplastic drugs and sex hormones.

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Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

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Oceania

Oceania is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

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Osaterone acetate

Osaterone acetate, sold under the brand name Ypozane, is a medication which is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of enlarged prostate in dogs. Steroidal antiandrogen and Osaterone acetate are antigonadotropins.

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Oxendolone

Oxendolone, sold under the brand names Prostetin and Roxenone, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication which is used in Japan in the treatment of enlarged prostate. Steroidal antiandrogen and Oxendolone are antigonadotropins.

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Paraphilia

A paraphilia is an experience of recurring or intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, places, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals.

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Partial agonist

In pharmacology, partial agonists are drugs that bind to and activate a given receptor, but have only partial efficacy at the receptor relative to a full agonist.

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Pattern hair loss

Pattern hair loss (also known as androgenetic alopecia (AGA)) is a hair loss condition that primarily affects the top and front of the scalp.

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Polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age.

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Precocious puberty

In medicine, precocious puberty is puberty occurring at an unusually early age.

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Priapism

Priapism is a condition in which a penis remains erect for hours in the absence of stimulation or after stimulation has ended.

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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). Steroidal antiandrogen and Progestogen are sex hormones.

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Progonadotropin

A progonadotropin, or hypergonadotropin, also known as a gonad stimulant, is a type of drug which increases the secretion of one or both of the major gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).

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Prorenone

Prorenone (developmental code name SC-23133) is a steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group related to spironolactone that was never marketed. Steroidal antiandrogen and Prorenone are antiandrogens.

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Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder.

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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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Rosterolone

Rosterolone (developmental code name SH-434), also known as 17α-propylmesterolone or 1α-methyl-17α-propyl-5α-androstan-17β-ol-3-one, is a steroidal antiandrogen which was first described in 1984 and was developed for topical administration but was never marketed. Steroidal antiandrogen and Rosterolone are anti-acne preparations.

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SC-5233

SC-5233, also known as 6,7-dihydrocanrenone or 20-spirox-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a synthetic, steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group which was developed by G. D. Searle & Company in the 1950s but was never marketed.

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Sebaceous gland

A sebaceous gland or oil gland is a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum, which lubricates the hair and skin of mammals.

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Sex offender

A sex offender (sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who has committed a sex crime.

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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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Skin condition

A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands.

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Spirolactone

Spirolactones are a class of functional group in organic chemistry featuring a cyclic ester attached spiro to another ring system.

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Spironolactone

Spironolactone, sold under the brand name Aldactone among others, is a diuretic medication primarily used to treat fluid build-up due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. Steroidal antiandrogen and Spironolactone are anti-acne preparations, hair loss medications and hair removal.

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Spirorenone

Spirorenone (INN) (developmental code name ZK-35973) is a steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group that was never marketed.

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Spiroxasone

Spiroxasone is a synthetic, steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group which was developed as a diuretic and antihypertensive agent but was never marketed.

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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. Steroidal antiandrogen and steroid are steroids.

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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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Testosterone

Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone and androgen in males. Steroidal antiandrogen and Testosterone are sex hormones.

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Topterone

Topterone (developmental code name WIN-17665), also known as 17α-propyltestosterone (or simply propyltestosterone) or as 17α-propylandrost-4-en-17β-ol-3-one, is a steroidal antiandrogen that was first reported in 1978 and was developed for topical administration but, due to poor effectiveness, was never marketed. Steroidal antiandrogen and Topterone are anti-acne preparations.

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Trans woman

A trans woman (short for transgender woman) is a woman who was assigned male at birth.

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Trimethyltrienolone

Trimethyltrienolone (TMT), also known by its developmental code name R-2956 or RU-2956, is an antiandrogen medication which was never introduced for medical use but has been used in scientific research.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Veterinary medicine

Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals.

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Zanoterone

Zanoterone (former developmental code name WIN-49596), also known as (5α,17α)-1'-(methylsulfonyl)-1'-H-pregn-20-ynopyrazol-17-ol, is a steroidal antiandrogen which was never marketed.

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11α-Hydroxyprogesterone

11α-Hydroxyprogesterone (11α-OHP), or 11α-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione is an endogenous steroid and metabolite of progesterone.

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5α-Reductase inhibitor

5α-Reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs), also known as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) blockers, are a class of medications with antiandrogenic effects which are used primarily in the treatment of enlarged prostate and scalp hair loss. Steroidal antiandrogen and 5α-Reductase inhibitor are antiandrogens, hair loss medications and hair removal.

See Steroidal antiandrogen and 5α-Reductase inhibitor

See also

Antiandrogens

Hair loss medications

Hair removal

Sex hormones

References

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

Also known as SAAs, Steroid anti-androgen, Steroid anti-androgens, Steroid antiandrogen, Steroid antiandrogens, Steroidal Anti-androgen, Steroidal Anti-androgens, Steroidal Antiandrogens, Steroidal androgen receptor antagonist, Steroidal androgen receptor antagonists.

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