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Monday, October, 19, 2009

What Is Lupron

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Prostate Cancer Treatment: What to Try if Radiation Fails

By Jay Motola Health Expert

Dear Dr. Motola:


I would like to get some clear information on what treatment I can get if radiation fails. I have been receiving Lupron, but my PSA is rising - is there anything that I can do?

 


Depending on your age, overall health and the extent of your disease, cryotherapy (freezing the prostate) may provide a suitable alternative to the Lupron. When Lupron therapy fails, the question of complete androgen blockade can also be raised. If you are not on an anti-androgen such as Casodex, thi...

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...elect to take injections instead, how long will the lupron injections work?     Lupron is a... Read more »

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...Motola, I'm having hot flashes after one injection of Lupron 6 months ago. When will they stop?... Read more »

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Zoladex and Lupron FAQs: Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer
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...what’s Zoladex?    A. Zoladex (goserelin) and Lupron (leuprolide) are both drugs that... Read more »

Health Guide

Infertility and Chemotherapy: Breast Cancer Treatment Concerns in Your 20s, 30s and 40s
...Shutting down the ovaries is a rather simple procedure requiring monthly injections of a drug such as Lupron (typically used to decrease the body’s production of specific hormones) that will... Read more »
Infertility In Women: Highlights
...treatments are safe.Infertility in Women with EndometriosisTaking a GnRH agonist drug, such as leuprolide (Lupron), in the months before in vitro fertilization may quadruple the chance for... Read more »
Endometriosis: Medications
...low-dose depot medroxyprogesterone with the gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist leuprolide (Lupron). The two drugs worked equally well in controlling endometriosis pain. However,... Read more »
Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Medications
...estrogen. GnRH agonists include goserelin (Zoladex), buserelin, a monthly injection of leuprolide (depot Lupron), and nafarelin (Synarel), a nasal spray. Such drugs may be used to alone or in... Read more »
Infertility In Women: Medications
...before they can be harvested for assisted reproductive technologies.GnRH agonists include leuprolide (Lupron), nafarelin (Synarel), goserelin (Zoladex), and buserelin.GnRH antagonists include... Read more »

Medications

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Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of... Read more »

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Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of... Read more »

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Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of... Read more »

Tap36420_76812_5

Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of... Read more »

Eon74000_117210_5

Leuprolide is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is not a cure. Most types of... Read more »

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