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The effects of hormonal treatments can vary depending on the patient's sex, the type of treatment administered, and individual factors.
For Women: Menopause induced by hormonal therapy is often temporary. However, in situations such as starting treatment close to natural menopause, surgical removal of the ovaries, or radiation therapy to the ovaries, menopause may become permanent.
For Men: Hormonal treatments can lead to long-term side effects such as sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction). In some hormonal therapies administered for prostate cancer, sexual dysfunction can often improve within 3 to 12 months after the discontinuation of treatment. However, if both testicles are surgically removed (bilateral orchiectomy), sexual dysfunction will be permanent.
Are the effects of hormone therapy permanent?
For Women: Menopause induced by hormonal therapy is often temporary. However, in situations such as starting treatment close to natural menopause, surgical removal of the ovaries, or radiation therapy to the ovaries, menopause may become permanent.
For Men: Hormonal treatments can lead to long-term side effects such as sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction). In some hormonal therapies administered for prostate cancer, sexual dysfunction can often improve within 3 to 12 months after the discontinuation of treatment. However, if both testicles are surgically removed (bilateral orchiectomy), sexual dysfunction will be permanent.