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I don't want hormone therapy again: What are my options?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 17 3:17pm | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
It's not a common choice, but castration is an option if you can accept it.
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@emilioz And apparently they have prosthetic testacles so that you still look unchanged from the outside.
But note that an orchietomy (the medical term for castration) still produces the main side-effects of ADT, which are related to low testosterone rather than to the medication itself. The benefit of a non-pharmaceutical approach is less strain on the kidneys and/or liver (not sure which).