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medical castration

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medical castration
Endocrinology The use of drugs to suppress the function of the ovaries or testicles. See Castration.


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When it comes to considering whether or not to opt for the surgical removal of the testes or to choose medical castration this is not always an easy decision as surgical castration is understandably a major and life-changing step for many men.
But the challenge of androgen ablation therapies via surgical or medical castration, with/without anti-androgenic agents, is that most cancers still progress to the hormone refractory stage.
A form of medical castration was developed which lowers testosterone levels to such a degree it has an effect throughout the body and on the libido.
 
 
 
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