Leuprolide acetate

Leuprolide acetate
Term	Leuprolide acetate
Short definition	leuprolide acetate (LOO-proh-lide A-seh-tayt) A drug used to treat prostate cancer, problems with the endometrium (the lining of the womb), and uterine fibroids (benign growths on the womb). It is also being studied in the treatment of other diseases and cancers.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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leuprolide acetate - (pronounced) (LOO-proh-lide A-seh-tayt) A drug used to treat prostate cancer, problems with the endometrium (the lining of the womb), and uterine fibroids (benign growths on the womb). It is also being studied in the treatment of other diseases and cancers. Leuprolide acetate prevents the body from making the hormones luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). This causes the testicles to stop producing testosterone (a male hormone) in men and the ovaries to stop producing estradiol (a form of the hormone estrogen) in women. Leuprolide acetate can stop the growth of cancer cells that need testosterone to grow and stop the growth of endometrial tissue and uterine fibroids. It is a type of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist. Also called Eligard and Lupron Depot

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