PHAR 300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Female Condom, Spermicide, Cervical Cap

• School: McGill University
• Department: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Course: PHAR 300
• Professor: Edith Zorychta

Document Summary

Desire for family planning is not new (ebers papyrus from 1550 bc talks about medicated tampon for birth control). Population growth without regulation is also an issue. While contraception rate in north america is of 72%, some other regions such as. This is due to availability and lack of acceptance of contraception. Lower the pregnancy rate: 85% when there is no birth control (15% infertility rate) We want to look at the female reproductive cycle and organs and target any of the following: ovaries, endometrium, cervix, higher up. Passes through circulation to pituitary to interact with gonadotrophs in anterior pituitary. In the follicle maturation cycle, granulosa cells are created around oocyte: these cells make steroids, cholesterol cleavage make steroids, aromatase testosterone to estradiol. Estradiol (e2) (aka the second type of estrogen that has. 2 alcohol groups: increase steroid synthesis as they do some of the steps in steroid genesus.