Problem
1) Describe the causes of and treatment strategies for male and female infertility, including those for unfavorable cervical mucus, hyperprolactinemia, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), erectile dysfunction, and idiopathic male infertility.
2) Compare and contrast the benefits and adverse effects of estrogen and progesterone hormones as replacement therapy compared with the risks and benefits of not replacing them. Consider such important outcomes as breast cancer, ovarian or endometrial cancer, and osteoporosis.
3) Describe the therapeutic uses and adverse effects of clomiphene, menotropins, follitropins, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), dopamine agonists for hyperprolactinemia, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists for endometriosis.