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leuprolide

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leuprolide /leu·pro·lide/ (loo-pro´līd) a synthetic analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, used in the form of the acetate ester as an antiendometriotic agent, antineoplastic, and gonadotropin inhibitor.
leuprolide [loo-pro´līd]
a synthetic analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, used in the form of the acetate ester as an antineoplastic agent, treatment for endometriosis, and gonadotropin inhibitor. Administered subcutaneously or intramuscularly.
leuprolide
Viadur® An analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, which has been used to manage PMS, and block ovarian or testicular hormone production in Pts with hormonally active CA. See PMS.
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