Examples of androgen replacement therapy in the following topics:
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- Common forms of hormone replacement therapy include:
- This includes female-to-male and male-to-female hormone replacement therapy.
- Androgen replacement therapy (andropausal and ergogenic use) is a hormone treatment often prescribed to counter the effects of male Hypogonadism.
- Additionally, androgen replacement therapy is used for men who have lost their testicular function to disease, cancer, or other causes.
- Estrogens have been extensively used in hormone replacement therapies in women.
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- The extra androgen does not affect a baby boy's physical development, but in baby girls it can enlarge the clitoris so that it resembles a penis.
- The girls sometimes have surgery during infancy to make their physical appearance less unusual, although this practice is highly controversial, and they can receive hormone therapy to correct the imbalance of androgen.
- supplying enough glucocorticoid to reduce hyperplasia and overproduction of androgens or mineralocorticoids
- providing replacement mineralocorticoid and extra salt if the person is deficient
- providing replacement testosterone or estrogen at puberty if the person is deficient
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- Cognitive therapy (CT) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) are closely related; however CBT is an umbrella category of therapies that includes cognitive therapy.
- The category refers to behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, and therapies based on a combination of basic behavioral and cognitive principles and research, including dialectical behavior therapy.
- At its most basic level, it is a combination of cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy.
- Therapists help individuals to challenge maladaptive thinking and help them replace it with more realistic and effective thoughts, or encourage them to take a more open, mindful, and aware posture toward those thoughts.
- Modern forms of CBT include a number of diverse but related techniques such as exposure therapy, stress inoculation training, cognitive processing therapy, cognitive therapy, relaxation training, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which is discussed in more detail below.
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- It applies the principles of operant conditioning, classical conditioning, and observational learning to eliminate inappropriate or maladaptive behaviors and replace them with more adaptive responses.
- Behavior therapy stands apart from insight-based therapies (such as psychoanalytic and humanistic therapy) because the goal is to teach clients new behaviors to minimize or eliminate problems, rather than digging deeply into their subconscious or uncovering repressed feelings.
- Over time, tokens need to be replaced with less tangible rewards, such as compliments, so that the client will be prepared when they leave the therapeutic setting.
- Exposure therapy was first reported in 1924 by Mary Cover Jones, who is considered the mother of behavior therapy.
- In the second half of the 20th century, many therapists coupled behavior therapy with the cognitive therapy of Aaron Beck and Albert Ellis, forming cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
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- Endodontic therapy is the treatment for the pulp of a tooth which results in the protection of the decontaminated tooth.
- This procedure is known as root canal therapy.
- Following tooth extraction, a single missing tooth can be replaced with a dental implant, fixed partial denture (commonly known as a bridge), or by a removable partial denture.
- People with special vulnerabilities, such as prosthetic joint replacement or mitral valve prolapse, may need to take antibiotics to protect infection from spreading during dental procedures.
- Both endodontic therapy and tooth extraction can lead to subsequent jaw bone infection.
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- Convulsive therapy was introduced in 1934 by Hungarian neuropsychiatrist Ladislas J.
- Meduna, who is widely considered to be the father of convulsive therapy.
- In 1937, he and his colleagues tested electroconvulsive therapy for the first time on a person.
- ECT soon replaced metrazol therapy all over the world because it was cheaper, less frightening, and more convenient.
- In the past, ECT was called "electroshock therapy" and "shock treatments."
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- In contrast, many of the genes causing some of the intersex conditions associated with androgen or AMH deficiency or insensitivity have been identified, and genetic counseling to explain recurrence risk to families is appropriate.
- When the undescended testis is in the inguinal canal, hormonal therapy is sometimes attempted and occasionally successful.
- The most commonly used hormone therapy is human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG).
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- Medical therapy consists of the following: prompt initiation of effective antibiotic therapy (doxycycline or a quinolone), intensive medical therapy with aggressive fluid replacement, vasopressors for hypotension and septic shock, early fasciotomy within 24 hours after development of clinical symptoms in patients with necrotizing fasciitis, early debridement of the infected wound, expeditious and serial surgical evaluation and intervention to prevent rapid deterioration, especially in patients with necrotizing fasciitis or compartment syndrome.
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- A volume expander is a type of intravenous therapy that provides fluid replacement for the circulatory system.
- When blood is lost, the greatest immediate need is to stop further blood loss, then lost volume must be replaced.
- A volume expander is a type of intravenous therapy that provides blood volume for the circulatory system.
- It may be used for fluid replacement.
- In these situations, the only alternatives are blood transfusion, packed red blood cells, or oxygen therapy.
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- For example, during heavy exercise electrolytes are lost through sweating, particularly sodium and potassium, and sweating can increase the need for electrolyte (salt) replacement.
- It is necessary to replace these electrolytes to keep their concentrations in the body fluids constant.
- In more severe cases, the correction of a dehydrated state is accomplished by the replenishment of necessary water and electrolytes (through oral rehydration therapy or fluid replacement by intravenous therapy).