Re: TO ANON _ Re: ad this if you are considering chemical or surgical castration (ie Lupron or Hyst)
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed Aug 30 13:55:43 2006
No problem.
Jenn, if you ever need to chat about Lupron, feel free to email me at
alexisconrad@gmail.com...
Alexis.
At Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Jennifer wrote:
>
>Thank you Alexis!!!
>
>I was about to FREAK. I get my first Lupron shot on Friday and was
>about to have a little talk with my doc. Thanks for coming to the
>rescue!!
>
>Jenn
>
>At Wed, 30 Aug 2006, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>I hope I don't get flamed for this but this is really bothering me...and
>>I mean this with only good intentions so here goes nothing...
>>
>>Lupron is NOT a method of chemical castration...it is a temporary
>>chemically induced mennopause which is absolutely not anywhere near to
>>being a castration.
>>
>>Please get your facts and words straight before posting. The last thing
>>we need is women on Lupron freaking out after reading that they might be
>>in the process of a "chemical castration".
>>
>>Also, Lupron has never once claimed to get rid of endo 100%...all they
>>claim is that while on the drug, and for hopefully many months after, it
>>will provide relief as it diminishes estrogen (hence the chemically
>>induced mennopause) in the body.
>>
>>I love this forum, but it really bothers me when I see posts like this.
>>The article is legit, but your intro needs A LOT of work.
>>
>>Alexis.
>>
>>At Tue, 29 Aug 2006, anonymous wrote:
>>>
>>>http://www.endometriosistreatment.org/html/question9.html
>>>
>>>It's from Dr. R in Bend, OR...apparently the evidence that menopause
>>>dissappears endo is not 100% :(
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