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Decapeptyl be as good as lurpon

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Would Decapeptyl injection be as good as lurpon ?

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There are some differences. Both get the job done in most patients. This link has some information:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

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Tall_Allen

It's a GnRH agonist, as Lupron is. There are several medicines that accomplish essentially the same thing. As long as it gets your testosterone level down low enough is all that matters.

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