by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 31, 2013 | CLINICAL CHARTS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Growth hormone’s release is pulsatile. There are spikes of GH release with an overall low concentration in the body. Therefore, its measurement is meaningless. GH targets fat and liver cells to produce IGF-1. Insulin induced hypoglycemia stimulates GH release and...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 30, 2013 | CLINICAL CHARTS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Factrel Half life is 2 to 4 minutes; used for diagnostic purposes to differentiate between pituitary and hypothalamic defects in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. Lutrepulse Half life is 2 to 4 minutes; used to treat patients with reproductive disorders...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 29, 2013 | DISEASES & CONDITIONS, RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Endometriosis is a condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) grows in other areas of the body, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and possible infertility. The tissue growth (implant) typically occurs in the pelvic area, outside of the...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 29, 2013 | RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
When diagnosed and treated early, prognosis is good. Medical and surgical treatments can relieve 90% of the pain of endometriosis in women. However the recurring rate for all types of conservative surgery is 20% within 5 years. Even without treatment, 3 out of 4 women...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 28, 2013 | RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
Virtually all vertebrates have an Oxytocin like nonapeptide hormone that supports reproductive functions in a vasopressin-like nonapeptide hormone involved in water regulation. The two genes are always located close to each other (less than fifteen thousand DNA bases...
by F. Zaria Chinelo, Pharm.D. | Oct 28, 2013 | RESOURCES, STUDY GUIDES
The hormone Oxytocin is used to: *Stimulate contractions of the uterus and smooth muscle tissue *Help strengthen labor *Reduce bleeding after the delivery of a baby Current evidence suggests that Oxytocin is involved in facilitating sperm transport within the male...
