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NAPLEX Examination. Practice Question # 109.

NAPLEX Examination. Practice Question # 108. GONADAL HORMONES are hormones produced in the gonads (i.e., ovary or testis). Most natural and synthetic gonadal hormones are derivatives of cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene with various changes in strategic positions . Th e steroid hormones contain this 17-carbon fusedring system that uses a common numbering system.

NAPLEX Examination. Practice Question # 107. Human chorionic gonadotropin (Novarel, Pregnyl), produced by the placenta, is isolated from the urine of pregnant females, and choriogonadotropin alfa (Ovidrel) is recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin. Human chorionic gonadotropin is indicated for the treatment of some cases of hypogonadism in males in addition to inducing ovulation. The presence of…

NAPLEX Examination. Practice Question # 106.   NSAIDs are associated to varying degrees, depending on the agent, with the following adverse effects. GI effects, such as GI distress, irritation, erosion of the gastric mucosa, nausea, vomiting, and dyspepsia are the most commonly observed effects and are attributed to the acidic nature of the molecules and…