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hormone therapy
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prostate cancer
- In prostate cancer: Treatment
Hormone therapy attacks androgens that stimulate the growth of prostate cancer. A form of hormone therapy involves drugs called LHRH analogs, or LHRH agonists, that chemically block the production of androgens. Side effects of hormone therapy may include reduced libido, abnormal growth or sensitivity of…
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transsexualism
- In transsexuality
…of successful surgical techniques and hormone therapy, several thousand transsexuals, male and female, have undergone a permanent gender reassignment. Although both male and female transsexuals exist, the male-to-female operation is more common because the genital reconstruction is more satisfactory. The male-to-female transsexual’s penis and testes are removed, and an artificial…
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