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During my 2nd bout of prostate cancer treatment with radiation I received a shot of Lupron. Later I discovered that Lupron is chemical castration used to suppressing my testosterone. I now understand why menopausal women are so easy to get along with...

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scottbeammeup | @scottbeammeup | Feb 8 8:24am

Isn't it shocking that doctors don't tell us this in advance? I was told the same thing. "You're getting a shot of Lupron." I asked the side effects and they said "hot flashes and some tiredness." That was it. I found out there were A LOT more side effects, did my research and switched to Ogovyx, which was still bad but not as bad as Lupron.

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