Hormones and Health Acronym List from ExcelMale.com

Nelson Vergel

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Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male ADAM
benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH
dehydroepiandrosterone DHEA
dihydrotestosterone DHT
digital rectal examination DRE
Drug Enforcement Agency DEA
estrogen receptor ER
Estradiol E2
Every other day EOD
follicle-stimulating hormone FSH
Food and Drug Administration FDA
free testosterone FT
gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH
health management organization HMO
high-density lipoprotein HDL
highly active antiretroviral therapy HAART
human chorionic gonadotropin HCG
human growth hormone HGH
hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis HPGA
hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis HPTA
low-density lipoprotein LDL
luteinizing hormone LH
nitric oxide NO
over-the-counter OTC
Post Cycle Therapy PCT
Physician’s Desk Reference PDR
prostatic specific antigen PSA
selective androgen receptor modulators SARMs
sex hormone binding globulin SHBG
testosterone replacement therapy TRT



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Partial Androgen Deficiency

(I think that's a Dr. Rob term that he loves to use for guys who have numbers "in range" but have all the signs and symptoms of hypogonadism).
 
Bringing over some from here.

BIW - Twice-weekly dosing
TIW- Three-times weekly dosing
DE - Delayed ejaculation
E1 - Estrone
E3 - Estriol
ED - Every day dosing or Erectile dysfunction
EnD, QnD - Every "n" day dosing, e.g. Q3D.
IM - Intramuscular
PE - Premature ejaculation
QD - Every day dosing
QOD - Every other day dosing
RHR - Resting heart rate
SQ, SC, SubQ - Subcutaneous

Also see the Wiki article: List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia
 
HPAA - hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
TC - testosterone cypionate
TE - testosterone enanthate
TP - testosterone propionate
TU - testosterone undecanoate
TNE - testosterone no-ester
AI - aromatase inhibitor
AR - androgen receptor
PR - progesterone receptor
 
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Hi @Nelson Vergel - this is great, but the post is quite hidden. This is the first time I see it! :)

It would be really helpful if you added a javascript plug-in for term definitions, so acronyms are automatically hilighted in posts and people can hover over to see the definition in a tooltip. There are quite a few open source JS libraries to do this, it's just a matter of finding one that works for your forum software.
 
It would be really helpful if you added a javascript plug-in for term definitions, so acronyms are automatically hilighted in posts and people can hover over to see the definition in a tooltip. There are quite a few open source JS libraries to do this, it's just a matter of finding one that works for your forum software.
Can I hire you to do this? Thanks
 

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Understanding Your Hormones

Estradiol (E2)

A form of estrogen produced from testosterone. Important for bone health, mood, and libido. Too high can cause side effects; too low can affect well-being.

DHT

Dihydrotestosterone is a potent androgen derived from testosterone. Affects hair growth, prostate health, and masculinization effects.

Free Testosterone

The biologically active form of testosterone not bound to proteins. Directly available for cellular uptake and biological effects.

Scientific Reference

Lakshman KM, Kaplan B, Travison TG, Basaria S, Knapp PE, Singh AB, LaValley MP, Mazer NA, Bhasin S. The effects of injected testosterone dose and age on the conversion of testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone in young and older men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Aug;95(8):3955-64.

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0102 | PMID: 20534765 | PMCID: PMC2913038

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