Androgens and Anabolic Steroids Practice Questions

Question 1

What is the primary mechanism of action of 5-α reductase?

Accepted Answer

Reduction of C4-C5 double bond

Answer

Breakage of amide bond

Answer

Breakage of C-N bond

Answer

Breakage of N-N bond

Question 2

Which of the following is an aromatase inhibitor?

Accepted Answer

Letrozole

Answer

Tamoxifen

Answer

Danazol

Answer

Taxane

Question 3

Which of the following is not an androgen?

Accepted Answer

17α-hydroxyprogesterone

Answer

Testosterone

Answer

Dihydrotestosterone

Answer

Androstenedione

Question 4

Dihydrotestosterone acts on

Accepted Answer

External genitalia

Answer

Pituitary

Answer

Internal genitalia

Answer

Testis

Question 5

What is the most common gastrointestinal side effect of oral contraceptives?

Accepted Answer

Nausea

Answer

Decreased appetite

Answer

Weight loss

Answer

Constipation

Question 6

Which medication is commonly used in heart failure that also has aldosterone antagonistic properties?

Accepted Answer

Spironolactone

Answer

Carvedilol

Answer

Abiraterone

Answer

Sacubitril/Valsartan

Question 7

Long-term steroid ingestion leads to all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

Hypoglycemia

Answer

Avascular necrosis of head of femur

Answer

Growth retardation

Answer

Cataract

Question 8

Which of the following is least effective in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Danazol

Answer

OC pills

Answer

Cyclical progesterones

Answer

Myoinositol

Question 9

Which of the following drugs does not cause pharmacological adrenalectomy?

Accepted Answer

Methotrexate

Answer

Mitotane

Answer

Ketoconazole

Answer

Aminoglutethimide

Question 10

The best drug to lower prolactin levels in a female with infertility is:

Accepted Answer

Bromocriptine

Answer

GnRH

Answer

Testosterone

Answer

Corticosteroids

Androgens and Anabolic Steroids — MCQs

Androgens and Anabolic Steroids — MCQs

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