Female Drugs

Question 1

Acts as an estrogen agonist in bone.

It is used for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Answer 1

Raloxifene

Question 2

used for progestin challenge, administered dialy for 7 to 4 days, after which a menstrual bleed should ensue in normally estrogenized patients

Answer 2

medroxyprogesterone acetate

Question 3

Levonorgestrel

Answer 3

Pill or high-dose estrogen-progestin combination pill used for postcoital emergency contraception

Question 4

Tamoxifen

Answer 4

A competitive antagonist of the estrogen receptor in the breast.

Used for the treatment of estrogen receptor positive breast tumors

Question 4

Ulipristal

Answer 4

A partial agonist of progesterone receptors. It blocks ovulation and is used for postcoital emergency contraception

Question 5

Drospirenone

Answer 5

a synthetic progestin and spironolactone analogue.

A new progestin used in combination OC

Question 5

adminstered IM to induce follicular maturation and ovulation

Answer 5

human chorionic gonadotropin

Question 6

aromatase in inhibitor (starts with L) used for treatment of breast cancer

Answer 6

Letrozole

Question 8

It’s the natural progestin.

It has a high first pass effect and has poor oral bioavailability.

Limits the proliferative action of estrogen

Answer 8

Progesterone

Question 8

intramuscular injection of GnRH agonist to manage chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis

Answer 8

leuprolide acetate

Question 9

Letrozole

Answer 9

aromatase in inhibitor (starts with L)

used for treatment of breast cancer

Question 10

Exemestane

Answer 10

aromatase in inhibitor (starts with E) used for treatment of breast cancer

Question 11

a synthetic progestin and spironolactone analogue.

A new progestin used in combination OC

Answer 11

Drospirenone

Question 12

the most commonly used oral agent for induction of ovulation, chemically related to diethylstilbestrol and tamoxifen

Answer 12

clomiphene

Question 13

nasal injection of GnRH agonist to manage chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis

Answer 13

nafarelin

Question 14

Progesterone

Answer 14

It’s the natural progestin.

It has a high first pass effect and has poor oral bioavailability.

Limits the proliferative action of estrogen

Question 16

Raloxifene

Answer 16

Acts as an estrogen agonist in bone.

It is used for the treatment and prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Question 17

aromatase in inhibitor (starts with A)

used for treatment of breast cancer

Answer 17

Anastrozole

Question 17

GnRH antagonist approved for preventing the LH surge during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

Answer 17

ganirelix

Question 18

goserelin

Answer 18

subcutaneous injection of GnRH agonist to manage chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis

Question 20

a weak agonist of estrogen receptors in some tissues.

It’s used to treat infertility.

It enhances gandotropin secretion by antagonizing feedback suppression of GnRH.

Can cause ovarian hyperstimulation

Answer 20

Clomiphene

Question 21

A partial agonist of progesterone receptors.

It blocks ovulation and is used for postcoital emergency contraception

Answer 21

Ulipristal

Question 22

17B estradiol

Answer 22

the most potent natural estrogen.

It is in equilibrium with estrone.

It is produced from aromatization of testosterone

The first high pass effect of it results in poor bioavailability with oral preps.

Question 24

mestranol (converted to…)

Answer 24

Converted by the body to ethinyl estradiol

Question 24

A progesterone receptor modulator

Used for pregnancy termination in conjunction with misoprostol.

Answer 24

Mifepristone

Question 26

Converted by the body to ethinyl estradiol

Answer 26

mestranol (converted to…)

Question 27

Mifepristone

Answer 27

A progesterone receptor modulator

Used for pregnancy termination in conjunction with misoprostol.

Question 28

the most potent natural estrogen.

It is in equilibrium with estrone.

It is produced from aromatization of testosterone

The first high pass effect of it results in poor bioavailability with oral preps.

Answer 28

17B estradiol

Question 29

Pill or high-dose estrogen-progestin combination pill used for postcoital emergency contraception

Answer 29

Levonorgestrel

Question 30

Clomiphene

Answer 30

a weak agonist of estrogen receptors in some tissues.

It’s used to treat infertility.

It enhances gandotropin secretion by antagonizing feedback suppression of GnRH.

Can cause ovarian hyperstimulation

Question 31

ethinyl estradiol

Answer 31

a semi synthetic estrogen

17C ethinyl group limits the first pass effect

Question 32

Anastrozole

Answer 32

aromatase in inhibitor (starts with A) used for treatment of breast cancer

Question 33

aromatase in inhibitor (starts with E)

used for treatment of breast cancer

Answer 33

Exemestane

Question 34

A competitive antagonist of the estrogen receptor in the breast.

Used for the treatment of estrogen receptor positive breast tumors

Answer 34

Tamoxifen

Question 35

aromatase inhibitor used for ovulation induction, inhibition of E2 production with a negative feedback causing an increase in FSH levels (starts with L)

Answer 35

letrozole

Question 36

a semi synthetic estrogen

17C ethinyl group limits the first pass effect

Answer 36

ethinyl estradiol

Question 37

GnRH antagonist approved for preventing the LH surge during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

Answer 37

cetrorelix