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Compared with women, men usually have more muscle and less body fat. Hormone therapy can cause a decrease in muscle tissue and an increase in body fat. This can change the way your body looks and how physically strong you feel. Some men also experience muscle aches or joint pain while they’re on hormone therapy.
Hormone therapy affects men in different ways and you may not get all of the possible side effects. Some men only get a few side effects or don’t get any at all. This doesn’t mean that the treatment isn’t working. Some men find their side effects improve or get easier to manage the longer they’re on hormone therapy.
Androgens (male sex hormones) are a class of hormones that control the development and maintenance of male characteristics. The most abundant androgens in men are testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Androgens are required for normal growth and function of the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system that helps make semen.
- Hormones are substances that are made by glands in the body. Hormones circulate in the bloodstream and control the actions of certain cells or orga...
- Early in their development, prostate cancers need androgens to grow. Hormone therapies, which are treatments that decrease androgen levels or block...
- Hormone therapy for prostate cancer can block the production or use of androgens ( 4 ). Currently available treatments can do so in several ways:...
- Hormone therapy may be used in several ways to treat hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, including: Early-stage prostate cancer with an intermediate...
- Doctors cannot predict how long hormone therapy will be effective in suppressing the growth of any individual man’s prostate cancer. Therefore, men...
- Treatments for castration-resistant prostate cancer include: Complete androgen blockade —that is, androgen receptor blockers ( flutamide , bicaluta...
- Researchers have investigated whether a technique called intermittent androgen deprivation can delay the development of hormone resistance. With in...
- Because androgens affect many other organs besides the prostate, ADT can have a wide range of side effects ( 4 , 27 ), including: loss of interest...
- Men who lose bone mass during long-term hormone therapy may be prescribed drugs to slow or reverse this loss. The drugs zoledronic acid (Zometa) a...
Aug 26, 2021 · The primary systemic treatment for prostate cancer, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), lowers testosterone and causes side effects related to low testosterone. Although most men may experience only a few of these symptoms, the list of potential effects of testosterone loss is long: hot flashes, decreased sexual desire, loss of bone density and ...
ostate cancer.If you have advanced (metastatic) prostate cancerHormone therapy will be a life-long treatment for most men with prostate cancer that. as spread to other parts of the body (advanced prostate cancer). The hormone therapy will shrink. he cancer and slow down its growth, wherever it is in the body. It can’t cure the cance.
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Hormonal therapies reduce the amount of testosterone in the body, or stop it reaching the prostate cancer cells. Testosterone is important for: sex drive (libido) getting an erection. facial and body hair. muscle development and bone strength. Hormonal therapies are drugs that can be given as injections or as tablets.
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Feb 15, 2023 · Side effects. Side effects of hormone therapy are due to the low levels of testosterone in your body. Many men find that the side effects are often worse at the start of treatment. They usually settle down after a few weeks or months. Some side effects are common to all hormone therapies for prostate cancer. Others vary from drug to drug.
