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Glossary

Bone density study
An xray which produces a picture of the skeleton and evaluates the health of bones.

Cognitive distortion
A belief that is inaccurate based on the cultural and moral beliefs of society. (example: sex with children is ok.)

Flutamide
A medication used to block the testosterone surge which occurs during the first 14 days following Lupron administration.

Fosomax
A medication used to prevent bone loss that is caused by prolonged hormonal treatment. This medication is typically taken once a week.

Hormones
chemicals produced by the body that control the activity of certain organs.

Intramuscular injection
An injection (shot) given in the muscle (typically deltoid – arm or gluteus – buttocks)

Lupron/Luprolide
A synthetic hormone that can be used to decrease testosterone production.

Medroxyprogesterone acetate
A progestin that is commonly used in hormonal contraception.

OsCal
A medication which consists of vitamin C and Vitamin D. OsCal is used to maintain healthy, strong bones.

Osteoporosis
Thinning of the bones

Osteopenia
A decrease in the amount of calcium and phosphorous in the bones.

Provera
A synthetic preparation of medroxyprogesterone acetate.

Relapse prevention
Therapy that aims to teach individuals strategies that will prevent future symptoms.

SSRIs/Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
A psychotropic medication that acts in the brain to block the reuptake of serotonin (a neurotransmitter) by the neurons.

Sexual appetite
Desire for sex, “libido”.

Sexual dysfunction
Impairment in physiologic sexual functioning

Sexual deviance
Sexual arousal to objects or individuals that are judged to be deviant by societal mores.

Sexual arousal
The physiologic and emotional changes which occur to prepare for sexual activity.

Sexual fantasy
An imagined thought that is sexual in content

Testosterone
A hormone produced predominantly in the testes that prompts the development of male sex characteristics.

Total sexual outlet (TSO)
The sum of orgasms in a 24 hour period.

Triggers
An entity that initiates an action.