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I-Aminoglutethimide iyimithi kadokotela evimba umzimba wakho ekukhiqizeni amahomoni athile, ikakhulukazi i-cortisol ne-estrogen. Lesi senzo sokuvimba amahomoni senza ukuthi sibe usizo ekwelapheni izinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza nezimo ezithile ezihlobene nama-hormone. Nakuba ingabhaliwe kakhulu namuhla ngenxa yezinketho zokwelapha ezintsha, ingase isabalulekile ezingxenyeni zezinhlelo zokwelapha ezigulini ezikhethiwe lapho eminye imithi ingafaneleki noma ingatholakali.
I-Aminoglutethimide ingeyodwa yeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-aromatase inhibitors kanye nama-adrenal suppressants. Isebenza ngokungenelela ngama-enzyme umzimba wakho owasebenzisela ukwenza amahomoni afana ne-cortisol ne-estrogen. Cabanga ngayo njengokubeka ibhuleki elithambile ezindleleni zokukhiqizwa kwama-hormone athile emzimbeni wakho.
Le mithi yaqala ukuthuthukiswa ngeminyaka yawo-1960 futhi isetshenziswe amashumi eminyaka ukwelapha izimo ezizwela amahomoni. Nakuba imithi emisha isiyithathele indawo kakhulu ekusetshenzisweni okuningi, i-aminoglutethimide isenezimo ezithile lapho odokotela beyithola ilusizo ezigulini zabo.
I-Aminoglutethimide isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha umdlavuza wamabele oqhubekayo othenjwe yi-estrogen ukuze ukhule. Iphinde ibhalwe ukwelapha i-Cushing's syndrome, isimo lapho umzimba wakho ukhiqiza amahomoni e-cortisol amaningi kakhulu. Udokotela wakho angase acabangele le mithi lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi kahle noma zingafaneleki esimweni sakho esithile.
Ekwelashweni komdlavuza wamabele, le mithi isiza ngokunciphisa amazinga e-estrogen emzimbeni wakho wonke. Njengoba eminye imidlavuza yamabele idinga i-estrogen ukuze ikhule futhi isabalale, ukwehlisa la mazinga amahomoni kungasiza ukunciphisa noma ukumisa ukuqhubeka komdlavuza.
Ngesifo i-Cushing, i-aminoglutethimide isebenza ngokuvimba ukukhiqizwa kwe-cortisol emanyeni akho e-adrenal. Lokhu kungasiza ekunciphiseni izimpawu ezingakhululeki futhi ezingaba yingozi ezihambisana nokuba ne-cortisol eningi kakhulu ohlelweni lwakho.
I-Aminoglutethimide ithathwa njengemithi ephakathi nendawo evimba ama-hormone. Isebenza ngokuvimbela ama-enzyme athile adingwa umzimba wakho ukuze ukhiqize i-estrogen ne-cortisol. Umuthi ngokuyisisekelo uphazamisa izinqubo zamakhemikhali ezenza la ma-hormone.
Ukuvimbela i-estrogen, kuvimbela ukuguqulwa kwama-androgen abe yi-estrogen ezicutshini ezihlukahlukene emzimbeni wakho wonke. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukuvimba ukukhiqizwa kwe-estrogen emathanjeni amafutha, imisipha, ngisho nasemaseleni omdlavuza wamabele ngokwawo.
Lapho welapha isifo i-Cushing, umuthi uvimba i-enzyme ebizwa nge-11β-hydroxylase emanyeni akho e-adrenal. Le enzyme ibalulekile ekukhiqizweni kwe-cortisol, ngakho ukuyivimba kusiza ukunciphisa amazinga e-cortisol adlulele abangela izimpawu ze-Cushing.
Thatha i-aminoglutethimide ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayiyalile ngayo, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-2-4 ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kusiza ukunciphisa isisu esibuhlungu futhi kuthuthukisa indlela umzimba wakho oyamukela ngayo umuthi. Hlukanisa imithamo yakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwakho.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwaphule, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi okhululwa ngayo emzimbeni wakho. Uma unenkinga yokugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nezinketho.
Kungenzeka ukuthi udokotela wakho uzoqala ngomthamo ophansi bese ewukhulisa kancane kancane emasontweni ambalwa. Lokhu kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele umuthi futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuba nemiphumela emibi. Njalo landela imiyalelo ethile kadokotela wakho, njengoba ukulinganisa kungahluka ngokuya ngesimo sakho nempendulo yomuntu ngamunye.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-aminoglutethimide buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho esithile nokuthi usabela kanjani emuthini. Ngomdlavuza webele, ungase uwuthatha izinyanga kuya eminyakeni, kanti nge-Cushing's syndrome, ubude buxhomeke ekutheni busetshenziswa njengesilinganiso sesikhashana noma ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha inqubekela phambili yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo nokuhlolwa ukuze anqume ukuthi kufanele uqhubeke isikhathi esingakanani ukuthatha umuthi. Bazobheka izinto ezinjengokuthi isimo sakho siphendula kanjani, noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi oyitholayo, nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-aminoglutethimide ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Umzimba wakho ungase udinge isikhathi sokuzivumelanisa nezinguquko zamahomoni, futhi ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungadala izimpawu zokuhoxisa noma kuvumele isimo sakho ukuthi sibe sibi kakhulu.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-aminoglutethimide ingadala imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivame ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumelanisa nomuthi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala kokwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi evamile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukushabalala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Kodwa-ke, uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, yazisa udokotela wakho ukuze akusize ukuba uzilawule.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba, izimpawu zokunganele kwamadlala e-adrenal (ukukhathala okukhulu, ubuthakathaka, umfutho wegazi ophansi), noma izimpawu zezinkinga ze-thyroid (ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukujuluka, izinguquko zesisindo).
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi njengokungezwani okukhulu komzimba, izinkinga zesibindi, noma izinguquko ezinkulu ekubalweni kwamaseli egazi. Udokotela wakho uzokuqapha ngezivivinyo zegazi ezivamile ukuze abheke lezi zinkinga ezingase zibe khona.
I-Aminoglutethimide ayifanele wonke umuntu. Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, ngoba ungalimaza ingane yakho. Abesifazane abangase bakhulelwe badinga ukusebenzisa izindlela zokulawula inzalo ezisebenzayo ngenkathi bethatha lo muthi.
Abantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha kufanele bagweme i-aminoglutethimide noma bayisebenzise ngaphansi kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha okuseduze kakhulu. Lezi zimo zihlanganisa isifo sesibindi esibi, izifo ezisebenzayo, noma umlando wokungezwani komzimba okukhulu emuthini.
Uma unezinkinga ze-thyroid, isifo sikashukela, noma isifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukuqapha eduze ngenkathi uthatha i-aminoglutethimide. Umuthi ungase uthinte lezi zimo futhi ungase udinge ukulungiswa kwezinye izindlela zakho zokwelapha.
Njalo tshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi, izithasiselo, nemikhiqizo yezitshalo oyithathayo. I-Aminoglutethimide ingasebenzisana neminye imithi eminingi, okuhlanganisa izinciphisi zegazi, imithi yokuhlaselwa, kanye nama-antibiotics athile.
Igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu le-aminoglutethimide yi-Cytadren, nakuba lo muthi manje utholakala njengomuthi ojwayelekile. Kwamanye amazwe, ingase itholakale ngaphansi kwamanye amagama omkhiqizo noma ingase idinge uku-odwa ngqo yikhemisi lakho.
Njengoba ukutholakala komkhiqizo kuhluka ngendawo futhi umuthi awubhalwanga njalo namuhla, ikhemisi lakho lingase lidingeke ukuthi li-ode ngokuqondile kuwe. Lokhu kujwayelekile futhi akusho ukuthi kukhona okungalungile ngemiyalelo yakho.
Imithi eminingi emisha ishintshe kakhulu i-aminoglutethimide ezintweni eziningi. Ekwelashweni komdlavuza wamabele, izinto ezintsha ezivimbela i-aromatase njenge-anastrozole, letrozole, kanye ne-exemestane zivame ukukhethwa ngoba ziqondiswe kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile zinezinkinga ezimbalwa.
Nge-Cushing's syndrome, ezinye izindlela zihlanganisa i-ketoconazole, metyrapone, kanye ne-mitotane. Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabange ngemithi emisha efana ne-mifepristone noma i-pasireotide, kuye ngohlobo oluthile lwe-Cushing's syndrome onalo.
Ukukhetha enye indlela kuncike esimweni sakho esithile, ezinye izinto zezempilo, nokuthi usabele kahle kangakanani ekwelashweni kwangaphambilini. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola inketho efanele kakhulu esimweni sakho somuntu ngamunye.
I-Aminoglutethimide akudingeki ukuthi ingcono noma imbi kunezinye izidakamizwa ezivimbela amahomoni - imane nje yehluke. Izinto ezintsha ezivimbela i-aromatase zivame ukukhethwa ngomdlavuza wamabele ngoba zikhetha kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile zibangela imiphumela emincane.
Nokho, i-aminoglutethimide ingaba yigugu ezimweni ezithile. Ezinye iziguli zingase zisabele kangcono kuyo kunezidakamizwa ezintsha, noma zingase zingakwazi ukuthatha imithi emisha ngenxa yezinye izimo zezempilo noma ukusebenzisana kwemithi.
Udokotela wakho ucabangela izinto eziningi lapho ekhetha umuthi ongcono kakhulu kuwe, okuhlanganisa isimo sakho esithile, impilo yonke, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nemiphumela engaba khona. Okusebenza kahle kakhulu kuyahlukahluka kumuntu nomuntu.
I-Aminoglutethimide ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Umuthi ungathinta amazinga kashukela egazini futhi ungase usebenzisane nemithi yesifo sikashukela. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi eduze futhi angase adinge ukulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho isifo sikashukela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola ushukela wakho wegazi njalo njengoba uqondiswe udokotela wakho. Bika noma yiziphi izinguquko ezingavamile emazingeni akho kashukela wegazi, futhi ungalungisi imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala.
Uma ngengozi uphuza i-aminoglutethimide eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza okuningi kungabangela ukozela okukhulu, ukudideka, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, kanye nokwehla okuyingozi kwengcindezi yegazi.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi ngabe izimpawu ziyavela yini - funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lemithi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani oyiphuzile. Ungalokothi uzame ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ochwepheshe bezokwelapha.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, uwuphuze ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho yokulinganisa ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uphuze imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe.
Zama ukuphuza imithi yakho ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule. Ungase ukuthole kuwusizo ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukuze ulandelele imithamo yakho.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuphuza i-aminoglutethimide ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka ngokusekelwe ekuphenduleni kwesimo sakho ekwelashweni kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela izimpawu zokuhoxisa noma kuvumele isimo sakho ukuthi sibe sibi.
Uma sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka, udokotela wakho angase anciphise kancane umthamo wakho emasontweni amaningana kunokuyeka kungazelelwe. Lokhu kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele izinguquko zamahomoni futhi kunciphisa ingozi yezimpawu zokuhoxisa.
Kungcono ukunciphisa noma ukugwema utshwala ngenkathi uthatha i-aminoglutethimide. Utshwala bungandisa ukozela nesiyezi, okuyizimpawu ezivamile zomuthi. Ukuhlanganiswa kungase futhi kubeke ingcindezi eyengeziwe esibindini sakho, esicubungula zombili lezi zinto.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi uqaphele kakhulu imisebenzi edinga ukuqapha, njengokushayela. Xhumana nodokotela wakho mayelana nokuthi yini ephephile esimweni sakho esithile, njengoba lokhu kungahluka ngokuya ngempilo yakho yonke neminye imithi oyithathayo.
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