Androgen deprivation therapy complications

Carolyn A Allan1, Veronica R Collins2, Mark Frydenberg3

  • 1MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria 3168, AustraliaAndrology AustraliaSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of EndocrinologyMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDepartments of Obstetrics and GynaecologySurgeryMonash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of UrologyMedical ProgramMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria 3168, AustraliaAndrology AustraliaSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of EndocrinologyMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDepartments of Obstetrics and GynaecologySurgeryMonash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of UrologyMedical ProgramMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria 3168, AustraliaAndrology AustraliaSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of EndocrinologyMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDepartments of Obstetrics and GynaecologySurgeryMonash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of UrologyMedical ProgramMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Victoria 3168, AustraliaAndrology AustraliaSchool of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Prahran, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of EndocrinologyMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDepartments of Obstetrics and GynaecologySurgeryMonash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of UrologyMedical ProgramMonash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia carolyn.allan@mimr-phi.org.

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