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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin / Human Menopausal Gonadotropin therapy. A type of treatment on offer to hypogonadal patients who wish to become fertile.
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High-density lipoproteins. High density lipoproteins (HDL): the “good” cholesterol. HDL carry cholesterol in the blood from other parts of the body back to the liver, which leads to its removal from the body. So HDL help keep cholesterol from building up...
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Loss of one half of the field of vision (the area that can be seen by each eye when staring straight ahead). Can occur in isolation or affecting both eyes. The most common form of vision loss due to pituitary tumors is loss of the outer half of vision in both...
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Transferred via genes from parent to child. Also called genetic. Transmitted from parent to child by information contained in the genes.
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Bulging of tissue through an opening in a membrane, muscle or bone. A protrusion of an organ or part through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity in which it is normally enclosed — called also rupture. A brain herniation is the displacement of brain...
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Composed of varied cell types. Made up of elements or ingredients that are not alike.
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The Human Menopausal Gonadotropin Human Menopausal Gonadotropin; derived from the urine of post-menopausal women, hMG not only contains LH but also FSH.
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Composed of identical cell types. Of uniform composition or structure.
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A chemical “messenger” which is made and secreted by an endocrine gland and which targets one or more parts of the body, modifying its structure or changing the way it works. Hormones are chemical substances having a specific regulatory effect on the...
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The name given to a form of treatment in which missing or deficient hormones can be replaced, the body being encouraged to behave normally as if it were making the hormones naturally. Doses are designed to mimic normal blood levels and vary depending on the...
