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Selective androgen receptor modulators ( SARMs) are a class of drugs that selectively activate the androgen receptor in specific tissues, promoting muscle and bone growth while having less effect on male reproductive tissues like the prostate gland . Non-selective steroidal drugs, called anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), have been used for ...
Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR). Anabolic steroids have a number of medical uses, [ 1] but are also used by athletes to increase muscle size, strength ...
Androgen deprivation therapy ( ADT ), also called androgen ablation therapy or androgen suppression therapy, is an antihormone therapy whose main use is in treating prostate cancer. Prostate cancer cells usually require androgen hormones, such as testosterone, to grow. ADT reduces the levels of androgen hormones, with drugs or surgery, to ...
Hormonal therapy is used for several types of cancers derived from hormonally responsive tissues, including the breast, prostate, endometrium, and adrenal cortex. Hormonal therapy may also be used in the treatment of paraneoplastic syndromes or to ameliorate certain cancer- and chemotherapy -associated symptoms, such as anorexia.
Androstanolone, or stanolone, also known as dihydrotestosterone ( DHT) and sold under the brand name Andractim among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication and hormone which is used mainly in the treatment of low testosterone levels in men. [ 2] It is also used to treat breast development and small penis in males. [ 2]
Androgen replacement therapy ( ART ), often referred to as testosterone replacement therapy ( TRT ), is a form of hormone therapy in which androgens, often testosterone, are supplemented or replaced. It typically involves the administration of testosterone through injections, skin creams, patches, gels, pills, or subcutaneous pellets.
Side effects of LGD-4033 may include headache and dry mouth. [9] LGD-4033 has been found to dose-dependently decrease levels of total testosterone, free testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides, while not affecting levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, or prostate-specific antigen ...
Testosterone (medication) Testosterone ( T) is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. [ 9] It is used to treat male hypogonadism, gender dysphoria, and certain types of breast cancer. [ 9][ 10] It may also be used to increase athletic ability in the form of doping. [ 9] It is unclear if the use of testosterone for low levels due ...