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antiandrogen
(redirected from Androgen antagonist)

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antiandrogen /an·ti·an·dro·gen/ (-an´dro-jen) any substance capable of inhibiting the biological effects of androgens.
an·ti·an·dro·gen (nt-ndr-jn, nt-)
n.
A substance that prevents expression of biological effects of androgenic hormones on responsive tissues.
Antiandrogen
A substance that blocks the action of androgens, the hormones responsible for male characteristics. Used to treat prostate cancers that require male hormones for growth.
Mentioned in: Prostate Cancer
antiandrogen
any substance capable of inhibiting the biological effects of androgenic hormones.
antiandrogen
Endocrinology A hormone or other agent–eg, megestrol acetate, spironolactone, flutamide, nilutamide, and cimetidine, which interferes with androgen function by competitively inhibiting androgen binding to cognate receptors at the target organ and is either biologically inert or functionally very weak; these compounds are used to manage androgen-dependent CAs–♂ breast and prostate, hirsutism, acne


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For example, an androgen antagonist may oppose the effects of an estrogen agonist on the human pituitary because both androgens and estrogens inhibit luteinizing hormone secretion.
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