An androgen antagonist (anti-androgen) can broadly be defined as any compound that has the biological effect of blocking or suppressing the action of male sex hormones such as testosterone within the human body
Aldosterone is a hormone produced by your adrenal glands to help regulate the salt and water balance in your body
By blocking it
Spironolactone is used to treat certain patients with hyperaldosteronism (the body produces too much aldosterone, a naturally occurring hormone); low potassium levels;
Aldosterone is a chemical made by the body that can cause water retention
This article will explore the optimal dosage
"Spironolactone blocks the hormone aldosterone, which can lead to fatigue," Dr
Spironolactone has been found to act as a potent inhibitor of the pannexin 1 channel, and this action appears to be involved in its antihypertensive effects independently of MR antagonism
1 Spironolactone works by blocking a hormone called aldosterone in the kidneys
First, it is a peripheral androgen receptor partial antagonist (IC50 = 77 nmol/L)
They're sometimes prescribed after six months on oral contraceptives if the oral contraceptives aren't effective enough
It can decrease the level of testosterone and block androgen receptors
Spironolactone is used to treat build-up of fluid in your body ( oedema) caused
Your body uses the aldosterone it makes to raise your blood pressure when
Spiro likely causes estrogen dominance not via increasing your estrogen, but through the fact that during treatment it's more or less the only sex steroid that's present in your system
Spiron is the most common type of anti-androgen used for HRT
Blocks the effects of certain hormones: According to Gonzalez, spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic that blocks the effects of the hormones aldosterone and testosterone and has some estrogen-like effects
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Spironolactone Spironolactone is a type of medicine called a potassium-sparing diuretic