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Anyone considered bilateral orchiectomy: Why or why not?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jun 3 1:19am | Replies (88)Comment receiving replies
@seeker001 Thank you for your reply.
Does not the same thing happen on ADT? Testosterone levels drop to castrate levels very quickly. I don't know what happens to estrogen, but I believe you can take estrogen without causing the cancer to grow? I am thinking once the cancer is controlled I could go on HRT just like I would stop ADT. I might still have to do the radiation treatment to control the cancer, my urologist is saying that is likely even with an orchiectomy. I am thankful for this site as I am getting many comments which I will take into account before I make the final decision.
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You can take estrogen while on ADT. It will reduce the hot flashes, Help with bone strengthening and Make sex interesting again.
At the ancan.org Weekly advanced prostate cancer meeting a few weeks ago. One guy was talking about how he was trying different estrogen strength patches to get the best results. You don’t put on multiple patches like you do with Estradiol replacement for ADT you only need a single one of a much lower strength. You can experiment around to see what gets the best results.
As long as you don’t have genetic issues that can work very well.