Acromegaly and growth hormone
Many people say they would like parts of their body to be bigger. But there are times when enlargement of certain body parts is not desired. Growth hormone does what it says Overproduction of growth hormone The pituitary gland is responsible for ... [... more]
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Hormone replacement therapy
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the artificial replacement of the female hormone oestrogen in women who are going through the menopause. During the years between puberty and the menopause, women's ovaries make a hormone called oestrogen. ... [... more]
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Miacalcic nasal spray (calcitonin salmon)
Miacalcic nasal spray contains the active ingredient salmon calcitonin (previously known as salcatonin in the UK), which is a synthetic form of the natural hormone calcitonin. Miacalcic nasal spray has been shown to reduce the risk of vertebral ... [... more]
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Premarin vaginal cream
Premarin vaginal cream contains conjugated oestrogens as the active ingredient. These are naturally occuring forms of the main female sex hormone, oestrogen. Premarin vaginal cream supplies oestrogen directly into the vaginal tissues and is used ... [... more]
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Intron A
Intron A injection contains the active ingredient interferon alfa-2b, which is a type of medicine called an immunomodulator. A type of tumour mostly found in the intestine or appendix, which secretes excessive amounts of the hormone serotonin ... [... more]
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Laractone (discontinued in the UK)
Spironolactone belongs to a group of medications known as the potassium-sparing diuretics. It acts in the kidney to remove excess water from the blood into the urine. Spironolactone blocks the actions of a hormone called aldosterone, which causes ... [... more]
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Cetrotide
Cetrorelix is a medicine that opposes the action of lutenising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) and is used in the treatment of infertility. Lutenising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) is produced naturally in the body and acts on a part of the ... [... more]
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Duphaston HRT (discontinued in the UK - March 2008)
Duphaston HRT tablets contain the active ingredient dydrogesterone, which is a synthetic hormone similar to the naturally occurring sex hormone, progesterone. In women, progesterone is responsible for the development of a healthy womb lining ... [... more]
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Thyroid
The thyroid gland in the neck controls metabolism through the production of thyroid hormone. It may become overactive, called hyperthyroidism, or underactive, called hypothyroidism. Up to one in 50 people are affected. It can occur at any age but ... [... more]
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Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an inherited condition that affects the ovaries. Changing hormone levels result in many tiny cysts developing in the ovaries. Eggs may not be released regularly. Many women with PCOS have no symptoms. Most, ... [... more]
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Growth hormone deficiency
Growth hormone deficiency can be both a total or a partial condition, resulting in impaired physical development. The growth hormone is one of the hormones produced in the pituitary gland (hypophysis), a small gland situated on the underside of ... [... more]
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Aranesp (darbepoetin alfa)
Aranesp injection contains the active ingredient darbepoetin alfa, which is a synthetic version of the naturally-occurring hormone erythropoietin. Erythropoietin is produced by healthy kidneys. It stimulates the bone marrow to produce red blood ... [... more]
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