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@jonesfit65 I am 83 and just finished hormone treatment 4 months ago. I see no improvement...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1437834/

Discussion: How long do symptoms last after completing ADT?

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Posted: Nov 13, 2025

I am currently on AS, but only after having a year's worth of ADT with Lupron...

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Discussion: Is anyone with Gleason 4+3=7 trying active surveillance?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 20, 2024

Were they one month shots or three month shots? When my PSA started rising while I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1470142/

Discussion: My husband's PSA rose after two Lupron treatments. Thoughts?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 29, 2025

Aside from sexual dysfunction, low testosterone also leads to side effects like bone-density loss, increased risk...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1116547/

Discussion: Am I the only one who doesn't care about testosterone?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 2, 2024

The way I understand it, ADT essentially drastically lowers your testosterone production thereby making the cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/821075/

Discussion: Gleason 9: ADT before radiation

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 5, 2023

My husband's Testosterone was less than .2 on June 23 (the last blood test). His Gleason...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1365107/

Discussion: Trying to decide treatment options and quality of life after

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 6, 2025

Find a Radiation Oncologist. I had SBRT in the fall. 3+4 Gleason score. Worked well. Did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1340966/

Discussion: Any experience w MRI-guided stereotactic adaptive radiotherapy SMART

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jul 4, 2025

ADT is a drug that stops most testosterone production. There are a few Lupron, Eligard, Orgovyx,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1306226/

Discussion: Abiraterone alone for HT ADT therapy for PC

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2025

@ikep Several new studies are now indicating that ADT treatment may not be nearly as helpful...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1501486/

Discussion: Weighing the cancer risk reduction & quality-of-life cost of ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 9 8:17am

Yes I just had my first official post treatment blood work and I am pleased to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1484952/

Discussion: How long after stopping Orgovyx did you notice a difference?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 17 3:47pm

@beaquilter Anybody that is put on Lupron is supposed to be put on Casodex for two...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1462091/

Discussion: First blood test 3 months after initial ADT (Lupron) injection

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 16, 2025

There is literature indicating that since PSA synthesis is related to testosterone levels (which has a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1426544/

Discussion: Is there a best time of day to get an accurate PSA blood test?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2025

@perrychristopher My PSA has been checked monthly for the last eight years. I did take a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1405170/

Discussion: Post RT 6 years after RP with Rising PSA now at .28.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 30, 2025

@ededed is a big proponent of the shrooms. There are some good papers on NIH website;...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1484430/

Discussion: Any knowledge about Turkey Tail extract (PSP) and cancer?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 17 7:05am

Without Testosterone, there can be no muscle building. I'm just trying to get all the benefits...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/849534/

Discussion: Muscle loss and muscle building

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Apr 26, 2023

I was on Lupron for 25 months through about May of 2019 and my testosterone has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/831706/

Discussion: Lupron…1 dose of 45 mg. When will the affects wear off?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 25, 2023

I lift weights a lot. Does this result in higher testosterone levels. My current level is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/275951/

Discussion: Post prostatectomy: What do rising PSA levels mean?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 25, 2020

The side effects of ADT can be anywhere between mild and severe. I was on ADT...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1433644/

Discussion: Weighing the cancer risk reduction & quality-of-life cost of ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 8, 2025

Be careful. With your testosterone that high, you can start to get bone and lymph node...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1162188/

Discussion: Testosterone recovery after ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2024

@steve4566, a belated welcome. It must've been a shock to see the PSA rise so soon...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1141755/

Discussion: Rebuilding muscle mass post-Lupron

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 15, 2024

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