| Surgical castration by
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| | orchidectomy because testosterone levels
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| orchidectomySurgical castration is the
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| | are maintained in the bloodstream.
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| simplest and cheapest way to treat
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| | Anti-androgens alone are probably not
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| metastatic prostate cancer. The obvious
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| | adequate treatment for metastatic
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| disadvantage is the psychological effect
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| | disease. Total androgen blockade by a
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| of the loss of the
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| | combination of steroidal anti-androgens
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| testicles.LHRH-analoguesLHRH-analogues
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| | and LHRH-analogues or orchidectomy has
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| and oestrogen achieve a "medical
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| | not been shown to be better than
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| castration" by stopping the testicular
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| | LHRH-analogues or orchidectomy alone.
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| production of testosterone.
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| | However, non-steroidal anti-androgens
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| LHRH-analogues are injections that have
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| | yields slightly better results than
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| to be given monthly or three monthly for
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| | castration alone.Locally advanced disease
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| the rest of the patient's life. They are
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| | without metastases.The overall results of
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| effective but very
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| | treatment of patients with disease beyond
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| expensive.OestrogenOestrogen can be taken
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| | the prostate are not good. Some patients
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| orally on a daily basis. It has a high
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| | with early disease beyond the prostatic
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| incidence of thrombotic complications
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| | capsule, and no evidence of metastases,
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| such as stroke and myocardial
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| | benefit from radical treatment. The most
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| infarction.Anti-androgensAnti-androgens
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| | widely used treatment regimens consist of
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| oppose the action of testosterone by
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| | a combination of radiotherapy and
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| blocking the androgen receptors. The
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| | hormonal treatment.Treatment options for
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| incidence of erectile dysfunction is less
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| | locally advanced and metastatic disease.
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| than with surgical or medical
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