Chapter 56 : Mens Reproductibe Health

Question 1

Why do we use testosterone?

Answer 1

Delayed puberty
Hypogonadism
Replacement therapy

Question 2

What is your side effects of testosterone? ( main 2 )

Answer 2

Priapism ( erection doesn’t go away )!!
Gynecomastia ( breast buds )!!
Urinary urgency
Stops spermatogenesis
Baldness
Menstrual irregularities

Question 3

What are the 2 big drug interactions of testorones?

Answer 3

Oral anticoagulationd
Anti diabetes

Question 4

Notes
Caution with
Hypertension
Coronary artery disease
Seizures
Infants
Older men

Question 5

Notes
Contraindications to androgen

Pregnancy
Nephritis
Hypercalcemia
Pituitary insufficiency
Hepatic dysfunction
BPH
Prostate cancer
History of myocardial infarction
Men with Breast cancer

Question 6

What are we monitoring with these patients with testosterone?

Answer 6

Liver
Thyroid
Cholesterol
Blood pressure functions

Question 7

If a patient has priapism that doesn’t go away, then we must what?

Answer 7

Tel them go to the doctor

Question 8

If a patient has decreased urinary stream with testosterone
What does it tell us?

Answer 8

Increase risk of BPH

Question 9

What is anti androgens?

Used for ?

Answer 9

Block or production of androgens, testosterone

BPH
Precocious puberty

Question 10

What is the erectile dysfunction medications group name?

Answer 10

Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors

Question 11

Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors interact with what and should be avoided?

Answer 11

Grapefruit juice

Question 12

You should avoid taking ____ with Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors and why? (2)

Answer 12

Nitrates

Hypotension