Estradiol (medication)
Estradiol (medication)
Estradiol (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. It is used in hormone therapy for menopause symptoms, low sex hormone levels in women, and for transgender hormone therapy.
Etymology
The term "estradiol" is derived from estra-, indicating the compound's estrane skeleton, and -diol, a chemical term and suffix indicating that the compound contains two hydroxyl groups.
Pharmacology
Estradiol is a type of estrogen, which is a class of hormones responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. It is the most potent naturally occurring estrogen.
Medical uses
Estradiol is used for various medical purposes. It is used in hormone therapy for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness. It is also used in hormone therapy for transgender women, to help them develop secondary sex characteristics more in line with their gender identity.
Side effects
Like all medications, estradiol can have side effects. These can include breast tenderness, nausea, headache, and mood changes. More serious side effects can include blood clots and an increased risk of certain types of cancer.
Related terms
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Estradiol (medication)
- Wikipedia's article - Estradiol (medication)
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski