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Adverse effects of the Hormone therapy

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There are side effects that are common and frequent to all hormone treatment modalities and others that are more specific and depend on the type of drug administered.

In men:

Sexual changes.
Loss of bone mass: osteoporosis and therefore an increased risk of fractured bones.
Loss of muscle mass and lack of physical strength.
Endocrine alterations.
Weight loss.
Mood swings.
Tiredness.
Growth of breasts (gynecomastia).

In women:

Tiredness.
Nausea.
Muscle and bone pain.
Loss of bone mass: osteoporosis.
Headaches.
Hot flushes.
Mild vaginal bleeding.
Pruritus.
Weight gain.
Mood swings.

Substantiated information by:

Albert Tuca Rodríguez Oncologist Paliative Care Support Unit

Aleix Prat Aparicio Oncologist Oncology Department

Francesc Balaguer Prunes Gastroenterologist Gastroenterology Department

Meritxell Mollà Armandà Radiation Oncologist Radiation Oncology Department

Montserrat Valverde Bosch Nurse Hematology Department

Vanessa Vilas Clinical Psychologist Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Department

Álvaro Urbano Ispizua Hematologist Hematology Department

Published: 12 November 2018
Updated: 20 November 2018

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