cyproterone
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A medicine that blocks the effect of male hormones to treat some health problems
- noun
- /ˌsɪproʊˈtɛroʊn/
- Specialized
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ciproterona
- The doctor prescribed cyproterone to help manage her hormone levels.
- cyproterone acetate
Examples
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Many patients benefit from taking cyproterone as part of their treatment plan.
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In some cases, cyproterone is used to address conditions linked to male hormones.
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Oh, and about 20 boxes of cyproterone acetate!
Blog text (19) -
In absolute terms, the number of extra VTE cases per year per 10,000 treated women was lowest for levonorgestrel and norgestimate (six extra cases) and highest for desogestrel and cyproterone (14 extra cases).
Academic text (2015)
Surface Forms
cyproterone singular
cyproterones plural
Etymology
Cyproterone looks like other hormone names and ends with -one, just like testosterone, so it is easy to remember it has to do with hormones. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a 'man-made' hormone changed to 'block' male hormones, which is why cyproterone is used to reduce the effects of male hormones.