Androgen therapy
Definition
A medical treatment method consisting of the therapeutic administration of androgen hormones or masculinizing compounds (such as testosterone or its derivatives). This clinical protocol is structurally used in endocrinology for correcting male hypogonadism, in gender-affirming therapies, and in managing certain oncological conditions or severe cachexia states.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Androgen therapy
- Androgen replacement therapy
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations tracking standard medical nomenclature. |
| Formation | Scholarly compound formed from the combining prefixoid 'androgen-' and the medical noun 'therapy', from ancient Greek. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.dɾo.dʒe.no.te.ra.ˈpi.e] |
| Source | Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines Database |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Pacientul a început o schemă de androgenoterapie pentru a compensa deficitul sever de testosteron diagnosticat.
EN: The patient started an androgen therapy regimen to compensate for the severe diagnosed testosterone deficiency.
RO: O androgenoterapie prelungită necesită evaluarea periodică a funcției hepatice și a profilului lipidic structural.
EN: Prolonged androgen therapy requires periodic evaluation of liver function and the structural lipid profile.
RO: Efectele adverse ale acestei scheme de androgenoterapie au fost analizate detaliat în raportul medical.
EN: The adverse effects of this androgen therapy regimen were detailed in the medical report.
Idioms & Phrases
Indicație de androgenoterapie / Androgen therapy indication
RO: Criteriu medical clinic și biochimic care justifică inițierea tratamentului cu steroizi sexuali masculini.
EN: A clinical and biochemical medical criterion justifying the initiation of treatment with male sex steroids.
Protocol de androgenoterapie / Androgen therapy protocol
RO: Ghid structural ce stabilește dozele, căile de administrare și analizele periodice obligatorii în timpul tratamentului.
EN: A structural guideline establishing doses, administration routes, and mandatory periodic analyses during treatment.
Androgenoterapie de substituție / Androgen replacement therapy
RO: Tratament hormonal specific administrat pe termen lung pentru a înlocui producția naturală insuficientă a testiculelor.
EN: A specific long-term hormone treatment administered to replace insufficient natural testicular production.
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