Reproductive and urinary health
Contraceptive hormones, drugs used in labor, and drugs for erectile dysfunction, the prostate and the bladder. 9 drugs in 7 classes. Read them through, then practice: their classes, how they work, what they treat and what they're known for. 15 questions, about 5 minutes.
Free, and no account needed.
In this group
The classes and their drugs
- EstrogensActivating estrogen receptors and suppressing LH and FSH release
- Ethinylestradiol
- ProgestogensActivating progesterone receptors, so cervical mucus thickens against sperm
- LevonorgestrelMedroxyprogesterone
- Oxytocin and its analoguesActivating oxytocin receptors, so the uterus contracts
- Oxytocin
- Prostaglandin analoguesActivating prostaglandin receptors in the uterus, stomach or eye
- Misoprostol
- PDE5 inhibitorsBlocking PDE5 so cGMP builds up and smooth muscle relaxes
- SildenafilTadalafil
- 5-alpha reductase inhibitorsBlocking conversion of testosterone to DHT, so the prostate shrinks
- Finasteride
- Beta-3 agonistsActivating beta-3 receptors to relax the bladder's detrusor muscle
- Mirabegron