Principles of Therapeutics

Mechanisms of action, use, and adverse effects of drugs for treatment of disorders of the reproductive system and management of normal reproductive function

Female reproductive tract

• Fertility drugs
• Oral contraception, other methods of contraception (eg, condoms)
• Estrogen, progestogen replacement, treatment of menopause
• Stimulants and inhibitors of labor
• Estrogen and progesterone antagonists
• Stimulators and inhibitors of lactation

Male reproductive tract

• Fertility drugs
• Androgen replacement and antagonists

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin replacement

Abortifacients

Antimicrobials

Antineoplastics

Restoration of potency

Other therapeutic modalities affecting the reproductive system (eg, tampons, anabolic steroids)

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