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Glossary - A
Androgen: A hormone that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Testosterone is the most commonly known androgen.
Anaemia: A condition caused by heavy blood loss, excessive red blood cell destruction, or a deficiency in the production of red blood cells. It causes a low red blood cell count, which leads to extreme tiredness.
Aromatase inhibitors: Medication that stops (inhibits) the enzyme aromatase from working. Aromatase changes androgens into oestrogen. These drugs are occasionally being used to treat women with endometriosis, if those women have not responded to other treatments. These drugs are used to treat some breast cancers. They are still in the experimental phase for the treatment of endometriosis.
Autoimmune Disorders: When immune cells attack the body’s own cells by mistake. Examples of autoimmune disorders include Type 1 diabetes mellitus, coeliac disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
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