What Does Lupron Do?
The generic name (the name of the substance) is leuprolide, while the other two brand names (the names that you should ask for in the pharmacy shop) are: Eligard and Viadur. Leuprolide is related to a naturally occurring hormone called gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which governs the the ovulatory cycle. Lupron, as well as some other drugs (Synarel, Busrelin), causes the body to gradually quit producing GnRH and that is why it called an GnRH agonist. The patient enters a state of temporary menopause — a process known as pituitary downregulation. In effect, Lupron shuts down the natural production of both testosterone and estrogen. and that is why it is usually prescribed for the following circumstances: 1) as a palliative drug for advanced prostate cancer, 2) for endometriosis (as approved by the FDA) 3) preoperative treatment, most commonly before endometrial ablation or some other kind of surgery on the uterus. 4) central precocious puberty — a condition in which a child en
