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Orgovyx Allergic Reaction

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@brianjarvis Although the results are as you describe them, the biochemical process is more complicated than that. Eligard, Lupron, etc. are T agonists that stimulate the pituitary gland to temporarily produce more T (the flare). The outcome is that the pituitary down-regulates the T receptors and T levels drop. Orgovyx and Degarelix are examples of T antagonists that bind to the receptors and block the pituitary from producing T. This results in an immediate drop in T. I’ve probably oversimplified, and I’m not a biochemist or physician, so please correct any errors in my explanation.

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@nikolai57 It’s always “more complicated than that.” But, for the purposes of this forum, I felt that a simplified layman’s level of explanation was sufficient. (Getting into the aspects of LHRH-agonists and LHRH Antagonists would have then required further explanation.