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Can Shifting From Firmagon To Lupron Cause Spike In Testosterone Levels?

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Posted on Fri, 12 Aug 2016
Question: I have been on Firmagon for two treatments and then changed to Lupron. Will that cause a spike in testosterone without adding a Anti-androgen?
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Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
hello dear. yes there may be a slight flare

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. There may be a slight flare as the mechanism of action of both firmagon and lupron are different. I will advise you to have a brief course of calutamide simultaneously starting with lupron.
That will take care of flare.
Thanks and regards
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Can Shifting From Firmagon To Lupron Cause Spike In Testosterone Levels?

Brief Answer: hello dear. yes there may be a slight flare Detailed Answer: Hello dear. There may be a slight flare as the mechanism of action of both firmagon and lupron are different. I will advise you to have a brief course of calutamide simultaneously starting with lupron. That will take care of flare. Thanks and regards