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Anyone considered bilateral orchiectomy: Why or why not?
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@spino I also an interested in estrogen patches. I have been on Eligard for nearly 5 years. Early in my second year, the side effects were so severe that I consulted with a gynocologist to see if estrogen treatments would help. She said estrogen therapy would provide relief, but there would be increased risk of breast cancer. I abandoned the idea, but I am now determined to pursue it again.
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You should do some research into the Patch study Which was a clinical trial that found that the estradiol patch worked as well as ADT and caused fewer hot flashes and less bone deterioration.
At least 50% of people using estradiol patches get gynecomastia, Though the average breast growth is not that much. It can be stopped if you get radiation to the chest before starting estrogen. Speak to a radiation oncologist about this.
If you have BRCA2, then you cannot use the estradiol patch. It greatly increases the chance of breast cancer, and people with BRCA2.