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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis ... cell nuclei -> Hyperplasia ... #Hyperplasia #Prostate ... #Pathophysiology ... #Pharmacology #Urology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
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Benign Prostatic ... Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis ... #Hyperplasia #Prostate ... #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Signs
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Brief Overview
LH and FSH are required for follicular development and
MenstrualCycle #OvarianCycle ... #pathophysiology ... #menstruation #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation Explained

Around Day 14, estrogen exerts sudden +++ positive feedback
MenstrualCycle #OvarianCycle ... #pathophysiology ... #Ovulation #endocrinology
Graves’ Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
B & T lymphocyte mediated autoimmunity attack TSH receptor -> Continuous
Thyroid gland hyperplasia ... GravesDisease #pathophysiology ... #endocin #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Luteal Phase Explained
 • The LH surge can be thought
MenstrualCycle #OvarianCycle ... #pathophysiology ... #LutealPhase #endocrinology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
congenital adrenal hyperplasia ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... #genetics #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
MenstrualCycle #OvarianCycle ... #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Follicular Phase Explained
Early Follicular Phase (Days 0-5)
 • Granulosa cells
MenstrualCycle #OvarianCycle ... #pathophysiology ... FollicularPhase #endocrinology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: the Uterine Cycle
The endometrium has receptors for ovarian hormones! Changes in structure and
MenstrualCycle #OvarianCycle ... #pathophysiology ... #UterineCycle #endocrinology