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The advantages over Lupron are: No flare associated with Lupron which has an initial surge in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784308/

Discussion: Lupron yeah or Lupron nay that is the question.

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2022

Prostate cancer cells feed off testosterone. AdT shuts down testosterone and therfore stops/slows cancer growth. PSA...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1120319/

Discussion: Does ADT actually kill cancer cells?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 8, 2024

I know a lot of people who have gone on vacations from ADT. They normally do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1515227/

Discussion: What are the risks and benefits of Intermittent ADT?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 26 3:37pm

I dug into this some and found this Why T Levels Might Appear Normal: In some...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1308565/

Discussion: How Concerning is this?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 20, 2025

@robertov There are recent independent Harvard, Duke, and Swedish studies that say for aggressive prostate cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1490254/

Discussion: Learned Something New Last Week

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 25 11:42am

@round5 You are correct. It should’ve said testosterone not PSA. When I’m composing messages, I do...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1468598/

Discussion: Darolutamide Monotherapy

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 27, 2025

@denis76 Zytiga goes to all of the places that create testosterone in your body and shuts...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1475286/

Discussion: What helps to slow testosterone growth?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 5 3:19pm

ADT is androgen deprecation therapy. I’m on two different drugs that lower my testosterone levels so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1170485/

Discussion: How Many Guys Have Achieved 100% Erection Baseline?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 9, 2024

Testosterone signals prostate cancer cells to multiply (until they eventually mutate and develop the ability to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1194438/

Discussion: Naturally low testosterone and still aggressive tumor?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Dec 20, 2024

Here is an answer, it may not be what you’re looking for In the HERO study,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1516000/

Discussion: How quickly do you recover 'yourself’ after stopping Orgovyx?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Feb 27 4:10pm

@dantadams Some people do not have their testosterone come back after being on Lupron or many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1412166/

Discussion: Looking for feedback - Lupron vs Orgovyx

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 9, 2025

I’ve been off ADT for nine months now and the side effects are still my daily...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1330515/

Discussion: For Newly Arrived Bros: A Day In The Life With ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

I had RP , approx 22 months ago, pas is undetectable.02< My testosterone had fallen to...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/759497/

Discussion: Non dectable PSA post Robot RP

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 10, 2022

Thanks. Had my first post-Orgovyx testosterone test and PSA test yesterday but my doctor is out...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1181018/

Discussion: 'Tis the season

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Nov 27, 2024

Well, that is true with lutamide drugs. Abiraterone acetate is a CYP17A1 enzyme inhibitor that blocks...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1306359/

Discussion: Abiraterone alone for HT ADT therapy for PC

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2025

Testosterone is the main androgen.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1119324/

Discussion: Does ADT actually kill cancer cells?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Aug 7, 2024

The problem is your testosterone is not Recovering. Have you had your testosterone checked? It’s a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1396576/

Discussion: Lupron side effects a year after one injection

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Sep 19, 2025

@jeffmarc \\ It’s just that your testosterone is so high that I am not sure it...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1475354/

Discussion: What helps to slow testosterone growth?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Jan 5 5:28pm

Yes. Parnoid! It’s only testosterone! It could be the sample got contaminated. That test really has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1258604/

Discussion: Am I being paranoid?

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2025

@scottbeammeup, not surprisingly, there are many discussions related to testosterone in the support group. See all...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1161699/

Discussion: Testosterone recovery after ADT

Support Group: Prostate Cancer

Posted: Oct 23, 2024

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