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What Would Ease The Severity Of Side Effects Of Hormone Therapy?

My father suffers from prostate cancer. He is currently being treated with horomone therapy. The side affects from his injections are severe. I was wondering if there was anything (perhaps an herbal supplement of some sort) that would ease the severity of these side affects?

Thu, 31 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or androgen suppression therapy.

The goal is to reduce levels of male hormones, called androgens, in the body, or to stop them from affecting prostate cancer cells. Androgens stimulate prostate cancer cells to grow.

There are several types of hormone therapy that can be used to treat prostate cancer. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists, LHRH antagonist, anti-androgens, estrogens, orchiectomy.

Each of these types of hormone therapy can produce specific side effects.

The are not specific herbal supplement that can resolve the problem of side effects.

My advice is to consult physically your father's treating doctor and discuss with him about the specific medication, the consecutive side effects and the possible solutions to ease the severity of these side effects.

Hope this information is helpful. Let me know if you have other doubts.

Take care.
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What Would Ease The Severity Of Side Effects Of Hormone Therapy?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Hormone therapy for prostate cancer is also called androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or androgen suppression therapy. The goal is to reduce levels of male hormones, called androgens, in the body, or to stop them from affecting prostate cancer cells. Androgens stimulate prostate cancer cells to grow. There are several types of hormone therapy that can be used to treat prostate cancer. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists, LHRH antagonist, anti-androgens, estrogens, orchiectomy. Each of these types of hormone therapy can produce specific side effects. The are not specific herbal supplement that can resolve the problem of side effects. My advice is to consult physically your father s treating doctor and discuss with him about the specific medication, the consecutive side effects and the possible solutions to ease the severity of these side effects. Hope this information is helpful. Let me know if you have other doubts. Take care.