Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) suffer from a genetic mutation that disrupts enzymes involved in manufacturing hormones that are made in the adrenal gland. This condition causes the glands to secrete higher levels of androgens‚ a testosterone-like hormone. In males this extra secretion of androgens has no noticeable effects‚ but for girls‚ it can be quite obvious. In more serious cases‚ girls with CAH‚ on average‚ are more aggressive and participate in more rough-and-tumble play in comparison to other girls
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| Dopamine | Chromaffin cells | Increase heart rate and blood pressure | Enkephalin | Chromaffin cells | Regulate pain | Testes Secreted hormone | From cells | Effect | Androgens (chieflytestosterone) | Leydig cells | Anabolic: growth of muscle mass and strength‚ increased bone density‚ growth and strength‚Virilizing: maturation of sex organs‚ formation of scrotum‚ deepening of voice‚ growth of beard and axillary hair. |
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Chapter 39 Diuretics Open-Book Quiz‚ Chapter 39 1. Three uses of diuretics include treatment of hypertension‚ mobilization of edematous fluid‚ and used to prevent renal failure. 2. Aldosterone is the principal mineralocorticoid of the adrenal cortex; it stimulates reabsorption of sodium from the distal cortex. 3. Most diuretics share the same basic mechanism of action: they block sodium and chloride reabsorption. The greatest diuresis is produced by those drugs whose site of action
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The Endocrine Society’s CliniCal Guidelines Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline Authors: nelson B. Watts‚ Robert a. adler‚ John P. Bilezikian‚ Matthew T. drake‚ Richard eastell‚ eric s. Orwoll‚ and Joel s. Finkelstein Affiliations: Mercy Health Osteoporosis & Bone Health services (n.B.W.)‚ Cincinnati Ohio 45236; McGuire Veterans affairs Medical Center and Virginia Commonwealth university school of Medicine (R.a.a.)‚ Richmond‚ Virginia 23298; Columbia
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As a pediatrician and urologist specializing in disorders of sexual development (DSD)‚ my top priority is to ensure the best possible treatments and advice are given to my patients. Disorders of sexual development are conditions that affect the sexual development of humans. Patients afflicted with DSD are people who cannot neatly fit into our perceived sex notions of male and female. In some cases‚ these patients will request treatments that will lessen these afflictions. However‚ there are some
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the United States. It is triggered by rising levels of GnRH‚ stimulates anterior lobe of pituitary to produce: FSH and LH. FSH stimulates developing ovarian follicles and they begin to secrete estrogen‚ progesterone‚ inhibin‚ and a small amount of androgen. Thelarche is the onset of breast development is the earliest noticeable sign of puberty. Pubarche is the appearance of pubic and axillary hair‚ sebaceous glands‚ and axillary glands. Menarche is the first menstrual period‚ which requires about 17%
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Sara Vnuk Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College Advanced Anatomy & Physiology Wendy Dusek April 27‚ 2012 Abstract Polycystic ovarian syndrome‚ abbreviated PCOS‚ also known as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome is a condition effecting women. It is one of the most common hormonal endocrine disorders that affect them. An estimated 7 million women and adolescent girls are affected by PCOS. An immense majority of the U.S. population has no knowledge of PCOS. This
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Over the past few decades‚ sexual offences have become the focus of the public eye‚ prompting eval¬uation of current treatment interventions and the consideration of new treatment interventions with the aim of preventing and/or reducing future sexual offences (Belcher‚ 2008). This paper well aim to evaluate current literature examining the effectiveness of sex offender treatment interventions. It looks at which approaches appear to be most effective and why. Furthermore the paper attempts to identify
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however‚ blackheads and other acne disorders are not caused by dirt. The exact cause of acne is unknown‚ but doctors believe it results from several related factors. One important factor is the increasing levels of hormones. These hormones‚ called androgens (male sex hormones)‚ increase in both boys and girls during puberty and can cause the sebaceous glands to enlarge and make more sebum. Another factor is heredity or genetics. Researchers believe that the tendency to develop acne can be inherited
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Gender Identity Paper Melanie Johnson University of Phoenix PSY/340 December 2‚ 2012 Dr. W. Scott Benson Gender Identity Hormones play a crucial part in the determination of gender and development of male or female genitalia of an embryo. The timing of the release of these hormones is also crucial. There are two ways hormones influence sex; (1) by influencing the development from conception to sexual maturity of anatomical‚ physiological‚ and behavioral characteristics that distinguish
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