Possible bone-preserving capacity of high-dose intramuscular depot estrogen as compared to orchidectomy in the treatment of patients with prostatic carcinoma

BACKGROUND Treatment of prostatic disease with GnRH agonists or by orchidectomy affects bone mass negatively. Estrogen treatment has beneficial effects on bone mass in women and might hypothetically have a bone preserving capacity also in patients with prostatic cancer. METHODS We followed serum mar...

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